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Unclassified road crash in Redditch B98 on 24 March 1990 at 14:50 involving an Austin Mini

An Austin Mini and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Redditch at 14:50 on Saturday 24 March 1990. The 18-year-old male driver of the Austin Mini, an 18-year-old male passenger in the Austin Mini and the 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Mar 1990
Saturday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Austin Mini and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.29877, longitude -1.93177, in the B98 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Redditch

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990220203032
Council area
Redditch
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Mini

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 1990220203032 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redditch road accident statistics for 1990.