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B1040 crash in South Cambridgeshire on 23 December 1991 at 17:50 involving a Toyota Corolla

A Toyota Corolla, a Citroen BX and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the B1040 in South Cambridgeshire at 17:50 on Monday 23 December 1991. The 72-year-old female driver of the Toyota Corolla and the 41-year-old female driver of the Citroen BX were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 1991
Monday, 17:50
Vehicles
3
Toyota Corolla and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.21406, longitude -0.1493, in the PE19 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Cambridgeshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991352307691
Council area
South Cambridgeshire
Police force
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1040
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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a fatal crash on 30 August 2024.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,342 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen BX)

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 1991352307691 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Cambridgeshire road accident statistics for 1991.