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Serious A30 crash in Cornwall on 28 September 1990 at 17:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 17:10 on Friday 28 September 1990. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Sep 1990
Friday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.4293, longitude -4.81676, in the PL26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199050B311581
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199050B311581 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 1990.