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A49 crash in Herefordshire on 14 October 2020 at 18:26 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A49 in Herefordshire at 18:26 on Wednesday 14 October 2020. The 57-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Oct 2020
Wednesday, 18:26
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.06732, longitude -2.72205, in the HR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hereford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Widemarsh, Herefordshire, HR4 9SW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020220997156
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
49
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 10 July 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020220997156 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 2020.