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Fatal A52 crash in Rushcliffe on 3 November 1999 at 00:25 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A52 in Rushcliffe at 00:25 on Wednesday 3 November 1999. A 17-year-old female passenger in the Ford KA was killed, six other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Nov 1999
Wednesday, 00:25
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
8
1 killed, 6 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.95153, longitude -0.99975, in the NG12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushcliffe

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999317D42233
Council area
Rushcliffe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

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

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    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 1999317D42233 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushcliffe road accident statistics for 1999.