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Serious B1019 crash in Braintree on 4 April 1990 at 15:28 involving a Leyland Cars Mini

A Leyland Cars Mini and a Ford Cortina were involved in a crash on the B1019 in Braintree at 15:28 on Wednesday 4 April 1990. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Apr 1990
Wednesday, 15:28
Vehicles
2
Leyland Cars Mini and Ford Cortina
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76396, longitude 0.62005, in the CM3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Braintree

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19904200C0437
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1019
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
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Cars Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Cortina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Cortina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland Cars Mini)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland Cars Mini)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland Cars Mini)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 68, 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 19904200C0437 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.