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Serious A47 crash in Blaby on 5 October 1993 at 16:13 involving a Ford Granada

A Ford Granada and a Vauxhall Nova were involved in a crash on the A47 in Blaby at 16:13 on Tuesday 5 October 1993. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Oct 1993
Tuesday, 16:13
Vehicles
2
Ford Granada and Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.62161, longitude -1.22681, in the LE3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993339307004
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 5 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

    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 1993339307004 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 1993.