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A541 crash in Flintshire on 2 May 1990 at 13:20 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Leyland AM minibus were involved in a crash on the A541 in Flintshire at 13:20 on Wednesday 2 May 1990. The 59-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Nova, the 43-year-old female driver of the Leyland AM minibus and a 42-year-old female passenger in the Leyland AM minibus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 May 1990
Wednesday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Leyland AM
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.12523, longitude -3.06098, in the CH7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Flintshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990600C06060
Council area
Flintshire
Police force
North Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
541
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, 58 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland AM

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland AM)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland AM)

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 1990600C06060 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Flintshire road accident statistics for 1990.