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Fatal A44 crash in Herefordshire on 26 June 2016 at 14:17 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Land Rover Freelander were involved in a crash on the A44 in Herefordshire at 14:17 on Sunday 26 June 2016. The 36-year-old female driver of the Ford KA was killed, two other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Jun 2016
Sunday, 14:17
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Land Rover Freelander
Casualties
5
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.21553, longitude -2.79111, in the HR6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016220079684
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
44
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 June 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

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 2016220079684 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 2016.