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Fatal A1041 crash in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 10 March 1991 at 20:46 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A1041 in the East Riding of Yorkshire at 20:46 on Sunday 10 March 1991. The 52-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was killed, two other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Mar 1991
Sunday, 20:46
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and Ford Sierra
Casualties
5
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.68768, longitude -1.01314, in the DN14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the East Riding of Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199116M050201
Council area
East Riding of Yorkshire
Police force
Humberside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1041
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 August 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199116M050201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Riding of Yorkshire road accident statistics for 1991.