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Serious B4208 crash in Malvern Hills on 1 August 2013 at 17:54 involving a Saab 9-3

A Saab 9-3 and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B4208 in Malvern Hills at 17:54 on Thursday 1 August 2013. The 72-year-old male driver of the Saab 9-3 was seriously injured and the 56-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Aug 2013
Thursday, 17:54
Vehicles
2
Saab 9-3 and Ford Transit
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10389, longitude -2.30541, in the WR14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Great Malvern. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barnards Green, Malvern Hills, WR14 3PQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201322C302686
Council area
Malvern Hills
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4208
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 October 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Saab 9-3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Saab 9-3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 201322C302686 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Malvern Hills road accident statistics for 2013.