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Serious A4535 crash in Wyre Forest on 21 October 2018 at 15:20 involving a Peugeot 308

A Peugeot 308 and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4535 in Wyre Forest at 15:20 on Sunday 21 October 2018. The 53-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Oct 2018
Sunday, 15:20
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 308 and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.37878, longitude -2.26047, in the DY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kidderminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blakebrook & Habberley South, Wyre Forest, DY11 6NA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018220343686
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
4535
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 August 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 308

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018220343686 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 2018.