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Fatal A614 crash in Doncaster on 20 January 1990 at 16:40 involving an Audi 80

An Audi 80 and an Austin Ambassador were involved in a crash on the A614 in Doncaster at 16:40 on Saturday 20 January 1990. A 40-year-old female passenger in the Audi 80 was killed, three other people were seriously injured and four were slightly 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
20 Jan 1990
Saturday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Audi 80 and Austin Ambassador
Casualties
8
1 killed, 3 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63836, longitude -0.98374, in the DN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Doncaster

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199014A200144
Council area
Doncaster
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
614
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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 December 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Ambassador

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 80)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 80)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Ambassador)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Ambassador)

    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 199014A200144 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Doncaster road accident statistics for 1990.