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A4148 crash in Walsall on 21 December 1990 at 18:39 involving a Morris Marina

A Morris Marina and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the A4148 in Walsall at 18:39 on Friday 21 December 1990. A 7-year-old male passenger in the Morris Marina was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 1990
Friday, 18:39
Vehicles
2
Morris Marina and Austin Metro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56903, longitude -1.99406, in the WS1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Walsall.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19902090H1997
Council area
Walsall
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4148
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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 18 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Morris Marina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Morris Marina)

    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 19902090H1997 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Walsall road accident statistics for 1990.