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A426 crash in Blaby on 13 January 1990 at 14:00 involving a Vauxhall Chevette

A Vauxhall Chevette and a Triumph Spitfire were involved in a crash on the A426 in Blaby at 14:00 on Saturday 13 January 1990. The 17-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Chevette, a 22-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Triumph Spitfire and a 15-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Triumph Spitfire were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jan 1990
Saturday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Chevette and Triumph Spitfire
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.5784, longitude -1.1647, in the LE8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blaby and Whetstone.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990339000310
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
426
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
426

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Chevette

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,256 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Spitfire

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, hit by vehicle 2 (Triumph Spitfire)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing), masked by parked or stationary vehicle

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, hit by vehicle 2 (Triumph Spitfire)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 1990339000310 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 1990.