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A135 crash in Stockton-on-Tees on 26 January 1979 at 07:35 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A135 in Stockton-on-Tees at 07:35 on Friday 26 January 1979. The 17-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and a 17-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a snow-covered single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jan 1979
Friday, 07:35
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.54123, longitude -1.33766, in the TS18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stockton-on-Tees

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197917D100102
Council area
Stockton-on-Tees
Police force
Cleveland

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
135
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 February 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 197917D100102 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stockton-on-Tees road accident statistics for 1979.