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Fatal A4091 crash in Tamworth on 6 August 1993 at 12:19 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Fiat Panda were involved in a crash on the A4091 in Tamworth at 12:19 on Friday 6 August 1993. The 71-year-old male driver of the Fiat Panda was killed and a 70-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Panda was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Aug 1993
Friday, 12:19
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Fiat Panda
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.61081, longitude -1.7012, in the B78 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fazeley.

Map of where the crash happened in Tamworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993213517633
Council area
Tamworth
Police force
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4091
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Panda

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Panda)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Panda)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1993213517633 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tamworth road accident statistics for 1993.