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Fatal A5 crash in Shropshire on 2 December 1993 at 18:50 involving a Ford Orion

Five vehicles, including a car and a Ford Orion, were involved in a crash on the A5 in Shropshire at 18:50 on Thursday 2 December 1993. The 32-year-old female driver of vehicle 5 was killed, three other people were seriously injured and ten were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Dec 1993
Thursday, 18:50
Vehicles
5
Ford Orion and 4 others
Casualties
14
1 killed, 3 seriously injured, 10 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.73088, longitude -2.84553, in the SY4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993220712004
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 2020.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Cortina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 5: Ford Cortina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (14)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Cortina)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Ford Cortina)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Cortina)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Cortina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Cortina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Cortina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Cortina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Cortina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Cortina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

    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 1993220712004 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 1993.