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Serious B4579 crash in Shropshire on 9 October 1996 at 14:30 involving a Volvo 340

A Volvo 340 and a Rover 400 Series were involved in a crash on the B4579 in Shropshire at 14:30 on Wednesday 9 October 1996. The 44-year-old female driver of the Volvo 340 and the 33-year-old male driver of the Rover 400 Series were seriously injured and a 33-year-old male passenger in the Rover 400 Series was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Oct 1996
Wednesday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Volvo 340 and Rover 400 Series
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.85591, longitude -3.04994, in the SY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oswestry.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199622FK08014
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4579
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 May 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 340

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 340)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    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 199622FK08014 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 1996.