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Serious unclassified road crash in Solihull B92 on 25 August 1998 at 19:04 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Solihull at 19:04 on Tuesday 25 August 1998. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Aug 1998
Tuesday, 19:04
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Nissan Micra
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.42947, longitude -1.77449, in the B92 postcode district and within the built-up area of Solihull.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199820L085201
Council area
Solihull
Police force
West Midlands

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
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 February 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

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

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199820L085201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Solihull road accident statistics for 1998.