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A438 crash in Herefordshire on 20 January 1990 at 16:45 involving an Austin Maxi

An Austin Maxi, a Leyland Cars Mini and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A438 in Herefordshire at 16:45 on Saturday 20 January 1990. The 21-year-old female driver of the Leyland Cars Mini and a 45-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jan 1990
Saturday, 16:45
Vehicles
3
Austin Maxi and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.05476, longitude -2.70188, in the HR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hereford.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990220501034
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
438
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maxi

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,485 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland Cars Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland Cars Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    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 1990220501034 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 1990.