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Fatal unclassified road crash in Rushmoor GU11 on 4 February 1989 at 10:40 involving a car

Two cars and a van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rushmoor at 10:40 on Saturday 4 February 1989. The 45-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and a 45-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Feb 1989
Saturday, 10:40
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.25877, longitude -0.75818, in the GU11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Aldershot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushmoor

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1989440AA0046
Council area
Rushmoor
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 27 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,316 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 1989440AA0046 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushmoor road accident statistics for 1989.