Serious crash on the A186 - 28 Jan 1979

Accident reference 197910D002779

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Sunday 28 January 1979 at 18:44 a serious collision occurred near A186 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing no high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as darkness - lights lit.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 197910D002779
Police Reference 10D002779
Date & Time
Sunday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Northumbria

Road & Location Details

First Road A186
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 147

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions Snowing no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 35
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 48
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's nearside

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.