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Serious B4176 crash in Dudley on 5 March 1990 at 20:35 involving an Austin Mini

An Austin Mini and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the B4176 in Dudley at 20:35 on Monday 5 March 1990. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Mar 1990
Monday, 20:35
Vehicles
2
Austin Mini and Ford Sierra
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5159, longitude -2.13995, in the DY3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sedgley.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19902000J0433
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4176
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
Other
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    848 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Mini)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

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 19902000J0433 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.