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Fatal A516 crash in South Derbyshire on 23 July 1990 at 22:20 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro, an Austin Metro and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A516 in South Derbyshire at 22:20 on Monday 23 July 1990. A 68-year-old male passenger in the Austin Metro was killed, three other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Jul 1990
Monday, 22:20
Vehicles
3
Austin Maestro and 2 others
Casualties
5
1 killed, 3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.875, longitude -1.63149, in the DE65 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hilton.

Map of where the crash happened in South Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990300D00684
Council area
South Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
516
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 February 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

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 1990300D00684 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Derbyshire road accident statistics for 1990.