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Fatal A1081 crash in Luton on 8 March 1990 at 19:52 involving an Alfa Romeo Alfasud

An Alfa Romeo Alfasud and a Vauxhall Carlton were involved in a crash on the A1081 in Luton at 19:52 on Thursday 8 March 1990. The 19-year-old male driver of the Alfa Romeo Alfasud was killed and the 43-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Carlton was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Mar 1990
Thursday, 19:52
Vehicles
2
Alfa Romeo Alfasud and Vauxhall Carlton
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.86772, longitude -0.40234, in the LU1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19904000C0334
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1081
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 February 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Alfa Romeo Alfasud

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alfa Romeo Alfasud)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Carlton)

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 19904000C0334 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Luton road accident statistics for 1990.