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M54 crash in Shropshire on 16 November 1990 at 12:20 involving a Freight Rover Sherpa minibus

A Freight Rover Sherpa minibus crashed on the M54 in Shropshire at 12:20 on Friday 16 November 1990. A 22-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Nov 1990
Friday, 12:20
Vehicles
1
Freight Rover Sherpa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.64985, longitude -2.25124, in the WV8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990220711018
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
54
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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 with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 December 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Freight Rover Sherpa

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

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 1990220711018 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.