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Fatal A5009 crash in Stoke-on-Trent on 31 March 1990 at 15:22 involving a Honda motorcycle

A Honda motorcycle hit three pedestrians on the A5009 in Stoke-on-Trent at 15:22 on Saturday 31 March 1990. A 76-year-old female pedestrian was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured. Two of the others were pedestrians.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Mar 1990
Saturday, 15:22
Vehicles
1
Honda
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.04394, longitude -2.14166, in the ST2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990210305369
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Police force
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5009
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,100 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 76, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Honda)

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 1990210305369 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stoke-on-Trent road accident statistics for 1990.