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Serious A438 crash in Herefordshire on 8 June 1990 at 07:50 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego, a Morris Marina and a Nissan were involved in a crash on the A438 in Herefordshire at 07:50 on Friday 8 June 1990. The 25-year-old male driver of the Morris Marina was seriously injured and a 38-year-old male passenger in the Morris Marina was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Jun 1990
Friday, 07:50
Vehicles
3
Austin Montego and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.05954, longitude -2.61984, in the HR1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990220506009
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
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Morris Marina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Morris Marina)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Morris Marina)

    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 1990220506009 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.