Serious crash on the B6287 - 28 Feb 1981

Accident reference 1981111AK0179

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Saturday 28 February 1981 at 07:50 a serious collision occurred near B6287, B6288 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 daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: T or staggered junction

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 1981111AK0179
Police Reference 111AK0179
Date & Time
Saturday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Durham

Road & Location Details

First Road B6287
Second Road B6288
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 165

Junction Information

Junction Detail T or staggered junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
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 24
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 71
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In centre of carriageway - not on refuge, island or central reservation
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.