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Unclassified road crash in East Staffordshire DE14 on 30 April 1997 at 17:45 involving a Suzuki SJ

A Suzuki SJ and an Austin Morris Mini were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Staffordshire at 17:45 on Wednesday 30 April 1997. The 19-year-old female driver of the Austin Morris Mini and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Austin Morris Mini were 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
Slight
Date
30 Apr 1997
Wednesday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Suzuki SJ and Austin Morris Mini
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.79833, longitude -1.63511, in the DE14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Burton upon Trent.

Map of where the crash happened in East Staffordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997217709272
Council area
East Staffordshire
Police force
Staffordshire
Highway authority
Staffordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 July 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki SJ

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,324 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Morris Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

    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 1997217709272 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Staffordshire road accident statistics for 1997.