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Fatal B4029 crash in Nuneaton and Bedworth on 20 April 1985 at 23:20 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the B4029 in Nuneaton and Bedworth at 23:20 on Saturday 20 April 1985. The 24-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was killed, four other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Apr 1985
Saturday, 23:20
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
7
1 killed, 4 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47779, longitude -1.43752, in the CV12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bulkington.

Map of where the crash happened in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1985238500468
Council area
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Police force
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4029
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
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 10 January 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, 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 1985238500468 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Nuneaton and Bedworth road accident statistics for 1985.