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Serious unclassified road crash in Inverclyde PA15 on 24 July 1990 at 09:50 involving a Talbot Express minibus

A Talbot Express minibus crashed on an unclassified road in Inverclyde at 09:50 on Tuesday 24 July 1990. A 17-year-old male passenger was seriously injured and a 16-year-old female passenger and a 17-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Jul 1990
Tuesday, 09:50
Vehicles
1
Talbot Express
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.94344, longitude -4.7573, in the PA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Greenock.

Map of where the crash happened in Inverclyde

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199097XA02307
Council area
Inverclyde
Police force
Strathclyde

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Talbot Express

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Talbot Express)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Talbot Express)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Talbot Express)

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 199097XA02307 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Inverclyde road accident statistics for 1990.