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Fatal A5 crash in North Warwickshire on 4 September 1998 at 10:50 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and an ERF lorry were involved in a crash on the A5 in North Warwickshire at 10:50 on Friday 4 September 1998. A 35-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit van was killed and the 36-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and a 30-year-old male pedestrian hit by the ERF lorry were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Sep 1998
Friday, 10:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and ERF
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.6008, longitude -1.627, in the B78 postcode district and within the built-up area of Polesworth and Dordon.

Map of where the crash happened in North Warwickshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998239801496
Council area
North Warwickshire
Police force
Warwickshire
Highway authority
Warwickshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 January 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: ERF

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, hit by vehicle 2 (ERF)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 1998239801496 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Warwickshire road accident statistics for 1998.