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Fatal B5359 crash in Cumberland on 3 September 1990 at 12:05 involving a Volvo 345

A Volvo 345 hit two pedestrians on the B5359 in Cumberland at 12:05 on Monday 3 September 1990. A 59-year-old female pedestrian was killed, a 63-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and the 75-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Sep 1990
Monday, 12:05
Vehicles
1
Volvo 345
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.60132, longitude -3.13771, in the CA12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Keswick. The location was in the former Allerdale district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199003B004420
Council area
Cumberland
Police force
Cumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5359
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 July 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 345

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 59, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo 345)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 63, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo 345)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 345)

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 199003B004420 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cumberland road accident statistics for 1990.