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A451 crash in Wyre Forest on 23 August 2017 at 13:15 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Toyota Auris were involved in a crash on the A451 in Wyre Forest at 13:15 on Wednesday 23 August 2017. The 67-year-old female driver of the Toyota Auris and a 37-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Auris were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 2017
Wednesday, 13:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Toyota Auris
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.39109, longitude -2.24688, in the DY10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kidderminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Offmore & Comberton, Wyre Forest, DY10 1PR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017220214259
Council area
Wyre Forest
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
451
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
456

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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    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
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Auris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Auris)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Auris)

    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 2017220214259 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 2017.