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Serious A4311 crash in Swindon on 24 August 1990 at 11:55 involving a Hillman Avenger

A Hillman Avenger and a Ford Granada were involved in a crash on the A4311 in Swindon at 11:55 on Friday 24 August 1990. An 81-year-old male passenger in the Hillman Avenger was seriously injured and the 81-year-old male driver of the Hillman Avenger and the 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Granada were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Aug 1990
Friday, 11:55
Vehicles
2
Hillman Avenger and Ford Granada
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57715, longitude -1.77772, in the SN2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swindon.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199054DN01810
Council area
Swindon
Police force
Wiltshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4311
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 14 March 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hillman Avenger

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,293 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hillman Avenger)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hillman Avenger)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

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

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 199054DN01810 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swindon road accident statistics for 1990.