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Serious C road crash in Norwich NR2 on 17 February 1991 at 12:00 involving an MG Metro

An MG Metro and a Vauxhall Chevette were involved in a crash on a C road in Norwich at 12:00 on Sunday 17 February 1991. A 68-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Chevette was seriously injured and the 75-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Chevette and a 66-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Chevette were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Feb 1991
Sunday, 12:00
Vehicles
2
MG Metro and Vauxhall Chevette
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.63404, longitude 1.2661, in the NR2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991360010347
Council area
Norwich
Police force
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Chevette

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,256 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Chevette)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    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 1991360010347 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Norwich road accident statistics for 1991.