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Serious B674 crash in Charnwood on 7 November 1990 at 19:50 involving an MG MGB

An MG MGB and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B674 in Charnwood at 19:50 on Wednesday 7 November 1990. The 22-year-old male driver of the MG MGB and the 28-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Nov 1990
Wednesday, 19:50
Vehicles
2
MG MGB and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.71586, longitude -1.02411, in the LE7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Charnwood

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990339008236
Council area
Charnwood
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
674
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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 210 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 December 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG MGB

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG MGB)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 1990339008236 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Charnwood road accident statistics for 1990.