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A458 crash in Dudley on 23 January 1990 at 23:29 involving a Talbot Avenger

A Talbot Avenger and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the A458 in Dudley at 23:29 on Tuesday 23 January 1990. The 36-year-old male driver of the Austin Montego and a 43-year-old male passenger in the Austin Montego were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jan 1990
Tuesday, 23:29
Vehicles
2
Talbot Avenger and Austin Montego
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45834, longitude -2.1589, in the DY8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stourbridge.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19902000J0147
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
458
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

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

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Talbot Avenger

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

    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 19902000J0147 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 1990.