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Fatal A5 crash in Tamworth on 2 March 1991 at 11:10 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova hit a pedestrian on the A5 in Tamworth at 11:10 on Saturday 2 March 1991. An 11-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Mar 1991
Saturday, 11:10
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.61604, longitude -1.70678, in the B78 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fazeley.

Map of where the crash happened in Tamworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991211511689
Council area
Tamworth
Police force
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 November 1982.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 11, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 1991211511689 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tamworth road accident statistics for 1991.