Serious crash on the A6115 - 12 Jan 1989

Accident reference 198910B300789

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 12 January 1989 at 08:40 a serious collision occurred near A6115 involving 2 vehicles (bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)) and 2 casualties (1 serious, 1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

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

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198910B300789
Police Reference 10B300789
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 2
Casualties 2
Police Force Northumbria

Road & Location Details

First Road A6115
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 147

Pedestrian Crossing Information

Human Control None within 50 metres
Physical Facilities Pelican, puffin, toucan or similar non-junction pedestrian light crossing

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (2)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
Vehicle Age 13 years
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Sex Male

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Sex Female

Casualties (2)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 16
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location Crossing elsewhere within 50m. of pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from offside - masked by parked or stationary vehicle

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 48
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Data Source

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