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Fatal A49 crash in Herefordshire on 25 October 2008 at 10:20 involving a Suzuki Wagon R+

A Suzuki Wagon R+ and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A49 in Herefordshire at 10:20 on Saturday 25 October 2008. The 90-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Wagon R+ and the 36-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were killed and a 46-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Wagon R+ was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Oct 2008
Saturday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Wagon R+ and motorcycle
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.95822, longitude -2.7068, in the HR2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200822EA88040
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
49
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 April 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Wagon R+

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    90 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,099 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 90, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Wagon R+)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Wagon R+)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 200822EA88040 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 2008.