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Fatal B676 crash in Melton on 31 May 1980 at 15:45 involving a car

A car crashed on the B676 in Melton at 15:45 on Saturday 31 May 1980. The 62-year-old female driver was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 May 1980
Saturday, 15:45
Vehicles
1
Car
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77262, longitude -0.78418, in the LE14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Melton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19803380E0431
Council area
Melton
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
676
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 19803380E0431 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 1980.