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Fatal B582 crash in Blaby on 5 November 1990 at 07:48 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series, a Mercedes lorry and two other vehicles were involved in a crash on the B582 in Blaby at 07:48 on Monday 5 November 1990. The 41-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Nov 1990
Monday, 07:48
Vehicles
4
Rover 200 Series and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59823, longitude -1.22604, in the LE19 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990339008111
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
582
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

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

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 fatal crash on 10 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,342 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 3: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 4: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

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 1990339008111 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.