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Fatal B1341 crash in Northumberland on 25 February 1990 at 19:58 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Triumph Acclaim were involved in a crash on the B1341 in Northumberland at 19:58 on Sunday 25 February 1990. A 72-year-old female passenger in the Triumph Acclaim was killed and four other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Feb 1990
Sunday, 19:58
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Triumph Acclaim
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.57717, longitude -1.74842, in the NE70 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199010A203990
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1341
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a fatal crash on 28 October 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Acclaim

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,335 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Triumph Acclaim)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Triumph Acclaim)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Triumph Acclaim)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199010A203990 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 1990.