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Fatal A21 crash in Rother on 4 November 1990 at 15:10 involving a Volvo 740

A Volvo 740 and a Lada Riva were involved in a crash on the A21 in Rother at 15:10 on Sunday 4 November 1990. A 63-year-old female passenger in the Lada Riva and a 73-year-old female passenger in the Lada Riva were killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Nov 1990
Sunday, 15:10
Vehicles
2
Volvo 740 and Lada Riva
Casualties
5
2 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.05658, longitude 0.44691, in the TN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Flimwell.

Map of where the crash happened in Rother

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199047TA00608
Council area
Rother
Police force
Sussex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
21
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a fatal crash on 8 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 740

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,316 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lada Riva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,294 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Lada Riva)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Lada Riva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Lada Riva)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 740)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 740)

    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 199047TA00608 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rother road accident statistics for 1990.