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Fatal unclassified road crash in North Warwickshire B78 on 7 December 1992 at 20:20 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in North Warwickshire at 20:20 on Monday 7 December 1992. A 14-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Dec 1992
Monday, 20:20
Vehicles
1
Austin Montego
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.6226, longitude -1.61234, in the B78 postcode district and within the built-up area of Polesworth.

Map of where the crash happened in North Warwickshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992239202151
Council area
North Warwickshire
Police force
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 58 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 November 2012.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 1992239202151 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Warwickshire road accident statistics for 1992.