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Serious B4195 crash in Wyre Forest on 14 January 2023 at 14:50 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Honda CBR motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B4195 in Wyre Forest at 14:50 on Saturday 14 January 2023. The 61-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR motorcycle and a 49-year-old female passenger on the Honda CBR motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jan 2023
Saturday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Honda CBR
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.36284, longitude -2.30229, in the DY12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wribbenhall & Arley, Wyre Forest, DY12 1PX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023221263370
Council area
Wyre Forest
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4195
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
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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 June 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    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
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CBR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CBR)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CBR)

    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 2023221263370 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 2023.