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B5011 crash in Lichfield on 21 March 1991 at 16:40 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort, an Austin Morris Mini and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the B5011 in Lichfield at 16:40 on Thursday 21 March 1991. The 17-year-old male driver of the Austin Morris Mini was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Mar 1991
Thursday, 16:40
Vehicles
3
Ford Escort and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.67949, longitude -1.93399, in the WS7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Burntwood.

Map of where the crash happened in Lichfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991211511809
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5011
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 1981.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Morris Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

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 1991211511809 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 1991.