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B4195 crash in Wyre Forest on 20 July 1990 at 23:25 involving an Austin Morris Mini

An Austin Morris Mini and a Ford Cortina were involved in a crash on the B4195 in Wyre Forest at 23:25 on Friday 20 July 1990. The 18-year-old female driver of the Austin Morris Mini, an 18-year-old female passenger in the Austin Morris Mini and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Austin Morris Mini were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jul 1990
Friday, 23:25
Vehicles
2
Austin Morris Mini and Ford Cortina
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38076, longitude -2.29804, in the DY12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wyre Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990220107046
Council area
Wyre Forest
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4195
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Morris Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Cortina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Leaving lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

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

    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 1990220107046 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wyre Forest road accident statistics for 1990.