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Fatal A61 crash in Sheffield on 6 October 1990 at 18:15 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Nissan Cherry were involved in a crash on the A61 in Sheffield at 18:15 on Saturday 6 October 1990. A 19-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Polo was killed, the 18-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo was seriously injured and the 52-year-old male driver of the Nissan Cherry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Oct 1990
Saturday, 18:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Cherry
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.38696, longitude -1.47207, in the S3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sheffield.

Map of where the crash happened in Sheffield

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199014D101381
Council area
Sheffield
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Cherry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Cherry)

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 199014D101381 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sheffield road accident statistics for 1990.