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Serious A47 crash in Harborough on 22 November 1990 at 02:05 involving a Renault 11

A Renault 11 and a Bedford van were involved in a crash on the A47 in Harborough at 02:05 on Thursday 22 November 1990. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Nov 1990
Thursday, 02:05
Vehicles
2
Renault 11 and Bedford
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59526, longitude -0.82172, in the LE15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Harborough

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990339008781
Council area
Harborough
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 14 May 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 11

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    2,260 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 11)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 11)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 11)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 11)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

    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 1990339008781 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Harborough road accident statistics for 1990.