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Serious B1318 crash in North Tyneside on 23 September 1981 at 15:04 involving a car

A car hit a pedestrian on the B1318 in North Tyneside at 15:04 on Wednesday 23 September 1981. A 42-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Sep 1981
Wednesday, 15:04
Vehicles
1
Car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.05793, longitude -1.62692, in the NE13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaton Burn.

Map of where the crash happened in North Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198110C044681
Council area
North Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1318
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 October 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, hit by vehicle 1 (Car)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing in zig-zag exit lines
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 198110C044681 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Tyneside road accident statistics for 1981.