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B4397 crash in Shropshire on 19 January 1990 at 19:45 involving a Triumph Acclaim

A Triumph Acclaim and a Bedford van were involved in a crash on the B4397 in Shropshire at 19:45 on Friday 19 January 1990. The 29-year-old male driver of the Triumph Acclaim and the 31-year-old male driver of the Bedford van were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Jan 1990
Friday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Triumph Acclaim and Bedford
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.79447, longitude -2.85433, in the SY4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990220601043
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4397
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
5067

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Acclaim

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,335 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Triumph Acclaim)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

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 1990220601043 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 1990.