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Serious A11 crash in South Norfolk on 5 July 1990 at 22:05 involving an Austin Morris Mini

Six vehicles, including an Austin Morris Mini and an MG Montego, were involved in a crash on the A11 in South Norfolk at 22:05 on Thursday 5 July 1990. The 42-year-old male driver of the Austin Morris Mini was seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Jul 1990
Thursday, 22:05
Vehicles
6
Austin Morris Mini and 5 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60593, longitude 1.2417, in the NR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cringleford.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990360011447
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
11
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Morris Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

  • Vehicle 2: MG Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,383 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 5: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 6: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Morris Mini)

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 1990360011447 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Norfolk road accident statistics for 1990.