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Fatal A2030 crash in Portsmouth on 18 October 1992 at 10:20 involving a Rover Montego

A Rover Montego hit two pedestrians on the A2030 in Portsmouth at 10:20 on Sunday 18 October 1992. An 80-year-old male pedestrian was killed and a 79-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Oct 1992
Sunday, 10:20
Vehicles
1
Rover Montego
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.83736, longitude -1.04278, in the PO6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Portsmouth.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992440CC0470
Council area
Portsmouth
Police force
Hampshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2030
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 80, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover Montego)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 79, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover Montego)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 1992440CC0470 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Portsmouth road accident statistics for 1992.