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B589 crash in Charnwood on 13 November 1993 at 16:40 involving an MG Metro

An MG Metro and a Nissan Bluebird were involved in a crash on the B589 in Charnwood at 16:40 on Saturday 13 November 1993. A 17-year-old female passenger in the MG Metro and a 17-year-old female passenger in the MG Metro were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Nov 1993
Saturday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
MG Metro and Nissan Bluebird
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77652, longitude -1.20213, in the LE11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Loughborough.

Map of where the crash happened in Charnwood

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993339308202
Council area
Charnwood
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
589
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 June 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Bluebird

    Car

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG Metro)

    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 1993339308202 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Charnwood road accident statistics for 1993.