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A617 crash in Mansfield on 10 April 1996 at 12:35 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro, a lorry and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A617 in Mansfield at 12:35 on Wednesday 10 April 1996. The 69-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Apr 1996
Wednesday, 12:35
Vehicles
3
Austin Maestro and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.14687, longitude -1.19872, in the NG18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Mansfield.

Map of where the crash happened in Mansfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996317M80504
Council area
Mansfield
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
617
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 14 July 1996.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 1996317M80504 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mansfield road accident statistics for 1996.