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Serious A606 crash in Melton on 7 February 1990 at 16:25 involving an Opel

An Opel, an Austin Morris Mini and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A606 in Melton at 16:25 on Wednesday 7 February 1990. The 18-year-old female driver of the Austin Morris Mini and a 9-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Polo were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Feb 1990
Wednesday, 16:25
Vehicles
3
Opel and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.75757, longitude -0.88122, in the LE13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Melton Mowbray.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990339001086
Council area
Melton
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
606
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 14 August 1981.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Opel

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Morris Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    848 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1990339001086 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Melton road accident statistics for 1990.