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Fatal A449 crash in Wychavon on 20 September 2009 at 02:40 involving a Fiat Stilo

A Fiat Stilo hit a pedestrian on the A449 in Wychavon at 02:40 on Sunday 20 September 2009. A 20-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Sep 2009
Sunday, 02:40
Vehicles
1
Fiat Stilo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35947, longitude -2.23477, in the DY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Summerfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Foley Park & Hoobrook, Wyre Forest, DY11 7RD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wychavon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200922C905172
Council area
Wychavon
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
449
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Stilo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, hit by vehicle 1 (Fiat Stilo)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 200922C905172 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wychavon road accident statistics for 2009.