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Fatal A57 crash in Sheffield on 20 December 1991 at 00:35 involving an Austin Taxi

An Austin Taxi and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A57 in Sheffield at 00:35 on Friday 20 December 1991. A 49-year-old male passenger in the Austin Taxi was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Dec 1991
Friday, 00:35
Vehicles
2
Austin Taxi and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37637, longitude -1.41779, in the S9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Sheffield

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199114D201625
Council area
Sheffield
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 September 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,520 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 49, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Taxi)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Taxi)

    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 199114D201625 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sheffield road accident statistics for 1991.