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Fatal A637 crash in Kirklees on 8 August 1990 at 21:25 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Ford were involved in a crash on the A637 in Kirklees at 21:25 on Wednesday 8 August 1990. The 31-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro was killed and the 39-year-old male driver of the Ford was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Aug 1990
Wednesday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Ford
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63282, longitude -1.62281, in the WF4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Kirklees

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199013ED18790
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
637
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford)

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 199013ED18790 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kirklees road accident statistics for 1990.