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Serious A563 crash in Leicester on 26 December 1989 at 14:15 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A563 in Leicester at 14:15 on Tuesday 26 December 1989. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 1989
Tuesday, 14:15
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
6
1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.65291, longitude -1.1754, in the LE3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Leicester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19893389B0459
Council area
Leicester
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
563
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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 24 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

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

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (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 19893389B0459 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leicester road accident statistics for 1989.