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Fatal unclassified road crash in Northumberland NE47 on 4 February 1990 at 18:15 involving a Bedford Astra

A Bedford Astra crashed on an unclassified road in Northumberland at 18:15 on Sunday 4 February 1990. The 50-year-old male driver and a 13-year-old male passenger were killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Feb 1990
Sunday, 18:15
Vehicles
1
Bedford Astra
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.85309, longitude -2.24918, in the NE47 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199010A402490
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Road sign or marking defective or obscured
Carriageway hazards
Permanent road signing or markings defective or obscured or inadequate

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 532 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 March 1982.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford Astra)

    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 199010A402490 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 1990.