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Serious A448 crash in Stratford-on-Avon on 21 December 1991 at 15:07 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A448 in Stratford-on-Avon at 15:07 on Saturday 21 December 1991. All five casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Dec 1991
Saturday, 15:07
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Ford Escort
Casualties
5
5 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.26881, longitude -1.90764, in the B80 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991239102158
Council area
Stratford-on-Avon
Police force
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
448
Road type
Single 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    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 1991239102158 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stratford-on-Avon road accident statistics for 1991.