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Serious A33 crash in Winchester on 26 December 1990 at 20:45 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Volvo 240 were involved in a crash on the A33 in Winchester at 20:45 on Wednesday 26 December 1990. There were nine casualties: five people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 1990
Wednesday, 20:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Volvo 240
Casualties
9
5 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.0046, longitude -1.35432, in the SO21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Winchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990440OC1040
Council area
Winchester
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
33
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 June 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 240

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,316 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 240)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 240)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 240)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 240)

    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 1990440OC1040 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Winchester road accident statistics for 1990.