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Serious B4550 crash in Worcester on 1 November 2011 at 04:34 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Rover 100 Series were involved in a crash on the B4550 in Worcester at 04:34 on Tuesday 1 November 2011. The 52-year-old male driver of the Rover 100 Series was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Nov 2011
Tuesday, 04:34
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Rover 100 Series
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.20642, longitude -2.20411, in the WR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Worcester. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rainbow Hill, Worcester, WR4 9SE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Worcester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201122C104809
Council area
Worcester
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4550
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4550

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 100 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 100 Series)

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 201122C104809 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Worcester road accident statistics for 2011.