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Fatal B5038 crash in Stoke-on-Trent on 31 August 1990 at 19:12 involving a Fiat Strada

A Fiat Strada and a Renault 5 were involved in a crash on the B5038 in Stoke-on-Trent at 19:12 on Friday 31 August 1990. A 73-year-old female passenger in the Renault 5 was killed and five other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Aug 1990
Friday, 19:12
Vehicles
2
Fiat Strada and Renault 5
Casualties
6
1 killed, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97344, longitude -2.22169, in the ST5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stoke-on-Trent

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990210604815
Council area
Stoke-on-Trent
Police force
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5038
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 March 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Strada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,301 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 5)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 5)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Strada)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Strada)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 1990210604815 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.