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Fatal B5075 crash in Cheshire West and Chester on 30 October 1981 at 13:30 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the B5075 in Cheshire West and Chester at 13:30 on Friday 30 October 1981. The 40-year-old female driver of vehicle 1, the 19-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 16-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 were killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Oct 1981
Friday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
3
3 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.26736, longitude -2.49624, in the CW9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cheshire West and Chester

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1981071E11252
Council area
Cheshire West and Chester
Police force
Cheshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5075
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 August 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 1981071E11252 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cheshire West and Chester road accident statistics for 1981.