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Serious A438 crash in Powys on 20 June 1990 at 16:08 involving a Leyland AM minibus

A Leyland AM minibus and a Leyland DAF FT 95 lorry were involved in a crash on the A438 in Powys at 16:08 on Wednesday 20 June 1990. The 19-year-old female driver of the Leyland AM minibus, a 7-year-old male passenger in the Leyland AM minibus and a 7-year-old male passenger in the Leyland AM minibus were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Jun 1990
Wednesday, 16:08
Vehicles
2
Leyland AM and Leyland DAF FT 95
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.08696, longitude -3.14709, in the HR3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Powys

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199063D521090
Council area
Powys
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
438
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 April 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland AM

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FT 95

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland AM)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland AM)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 199063D521090 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Powys road accident statistics for 1990.