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C road crash in Harborough LE17 on 13 December 1990 at 15:35 involving a Volvo 245

A Volvo 245 and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on a C road in Harborough at 15:35 on Thursday 13 December 1990. All nine casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Dec 1990
Thursday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Volvo 245 and bus or coach
Casualties
9
9 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4853, longitude -1.25099, in the LE17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Harborough

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990339009441
Council area
Harborough
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 June 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 245

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,127 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 245)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 1990339009441 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.