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A449 crash in Herefordshire on 16 November 2009 at 09:40 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106 and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the A449 in Herefordshire at 09:40 on Monday 16 November 2009. The 27-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Nov 2009
Monday, 09:40
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 106 and Scania
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.92831, longitude -2.56788, in the HR9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ross-on-Wye. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ross North, Herefordshire, HR9 7US area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200922E906394
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
449
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Engine capacity
    11,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

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 200922E906394 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 2009.