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Fatal A5127 crash in Lichfield on 9 December 1993 at 18:35 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and an Austin Maestro were involved in a crash on the A5127 in Lichfield at 18:35 on Thursday 9 December 1993. A 69-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier was killed and the 51-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier and the 48-year-old female driver of the Austin Maestro were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Dec 1993
Thursday, 18:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Austin Maestro
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.63265, longitude -1.83713, in the WS14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Shenstone.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993213518484
Council area
Lichfield
Police force
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5127
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 July 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Maestro)

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 1993213518484 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lichfield road accident statistics for 1993.