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B5364 crash in Hinckley and Bosworth on 23 April 1998 at 21:30 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Renault Espace were involved in a crash on the B5364 in Hinckley and Bosworth at 21:30 on Thursday 23 April 1998. The 21-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Nova, the 40-year-old female driver of the Renault Espace and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Renault Espace were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Apr 1998
Thursday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Renault Espace
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56806, longitude -1.31908, in the LE9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Earl Shilton.

Map of where the crash happened in Hinckley and Bosworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998339803092
Council area
Hinckley and Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5364
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 June 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

    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 1998339803092 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hinckley and Bosworth road accident statistics for 1998.