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A19 crash in Hartlepool on 6 December 1985 at 10:00 involving a minibus

A minibus and a car were involved in a crash on the A19 in Hartlepool at 10:00 on Friday 6 December 1985. All fourteen casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 1985
Friday, 10:00
Vehicles
2
Minibus and car
Casualties
14
14 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.65373, longitude -1.30328, in the TS27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hartlepool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198517J200731
Council area
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 March 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (14)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 14: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

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 198517J200731 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hartlepool road accident statistics for 1985.