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Fatal A449 crash in Malvern Hills on 15 February 2023 at 18:44 involving a BMW X5

A BMW X5 hit a pedestrian on the A449 in Malvern Hills at 18:44 on Wednesday 15 February 2023. A 70-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Feb 2023
Wednesday, 18:44
Vehicles
1
BMW X5
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.15748, longitude -2.26582, in the WR2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Collett's Green. It is one of the crashes that make up the Powick & the Hanleys, Malvern Hills, WR2 4RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Malvern Hills

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023221276812
Council area
Malvern Hills
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Worcestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
449
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, 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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 May 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    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
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 70, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW X5)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 2023221276812 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Malvern Hills road accident statistics for 2023.