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Unclassified road crash in Stafford ST20 on 8 May 1987 at 09:30 involving a car

A car and a van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Stafford at 09:30 on Friday 8 May 1987. The 20-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 May 1987
Friday, 09:30
Vehicles
2
Car and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.75233, longitude -2.25212, in the ST20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stafford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1987217700352
Council area
Stafford
Police force
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, 322 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 October 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 1987217700352 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stafford road accident statistics for 1987.