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Serious B4579 crash in Shropshire on 9 September 1999 at 08:05 involving a John Deere agricultural vehicle

A John Deere agricultural vehicle and a Fiat Regata were involved in a crash on the B4579 in Shropshire at 08:05 on Thursday 9 September 1999. The 43-year-old male driver of the Fiat Regata was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Sep 1999
Thursday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
John Deere and Fiat Regata
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.85143, longitude -3.03665, in the SY11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Oswestry.

Map of where the crash happened in Shropshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199922FC11654
Council area
Shropshire
Police force
West Mercia
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4579
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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 21 July 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: John Deere

    Agricultural vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Regata

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,585 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Regata)

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 199922FC11654 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Shropshire road accident statistics for 1999.