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Serious A149 crash in North Norfolk on 31 January 1990 at 13:05 involving a Vauxhall Chevette

A Vauxhall Chevette and a Ford Cortina were involved in a crash on the A149 in North Norfolk at 13:05 on Wednesday 31 January 1990. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Jan 1990
Wednesday, 13:05
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Chevette and Ford Cortina
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.89767, longitude 1.31029, in the NR27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990360020213
Council area
North Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
149
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
140

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 9 June 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Chevette

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,256 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Cortina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Cortina)

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 1990360020213 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Norfolk road accident statistics for 1990.