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B3079 crash in Wiltshire on 28 April 1990 at 09:20 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Zastava Yugo were involved in a crash on the B3079 in Wiltshire at 09:20 on Saturday 28 April 1990. The 60-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro, the 56-year-old female driver of the Zastava Yugo and a 58-year-old male passenger in the Zastava Yugo 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
Slight
Date
28 Apr 1990
Saturday, 09:20
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Zastava Yugo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.97075, longitude -1.63678, in the SP5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wiltshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199054AY01150
Council area
Wiltshire
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3079
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
C

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, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 July 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Zastava Yugo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Zastava Yugo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Zastava Yugo)

    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 199054AY01150 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wiltshire road accident statistics for 1990.