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Fatal B1058 crash in Braintree on 13 March 1990 at 17:50 involving a Rover SD1

A Rover SD1 crashed on the B1058 in Braintree at 17:50 on Tuesday 13 March 1990. The 28-year-old male driver and a 23-year-old female passenger were killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Mar 1990
Tuesday, 17:50
Vehicles
1
Rover SD1
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.00333, longitude 0.65296, in the CO9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Braintree

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19904200C0328
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1058
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 June 1986.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover SD1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    3,528 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover SD1)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover SD1)

    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 19904200C0328 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Braintree road accident statistics for 1990.