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A451 crash in Wyre Forest on 30 April 2010 at 14:05 involving a Seat Arosa

A Seat Arosa, a car and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A451 in Wyre Forest at 14:05 on Friday 30 April 2010. The 18-year-old male driver of the Seat Arosa, the 41-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Seat Arosa were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet slip road with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Apr 2010
Friday, 14:05
Vehicles
3
Seat Arosa and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.33002, longitude -2.30006, in the DY13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Areley Kings & Riverside, Wyre Forest, DY13 0LJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201022D002272
Council area
Wyre Forest
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
451
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4194

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Arosa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Arosa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Arosa)

    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 201022D002272 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre Forest road accident statistics for 2010.