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Serious A19 crash in Sunderland on 22 February 1983 at 07:50 involving a van

A van and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A19 in Sunderland at 07:50 on Tuesday 22 February 1983. The 35-year-old male driver of the minibus, a 16-year-old male passenger in the van and a 34-year-old male passenger in the van were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Feb 1983
Tuesday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Van and minibus
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.88944, longitude -1.45839, in the SR4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Sunderland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198310F402483
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
19
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 November 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198310F402483 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 1983.