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B1331 crash in Northumberland on 9 March 1990 at 07:20 involving a Bristol (BLMC) bus

A Bristol (BLMC) bus and a Bedford van were involved in a crash on the B1331 in Northumberland at 07:20 on Friday 9 March 1990. The 20-year-old male driver of the Bedford van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Mar 1990
Friday, 07:20
Vehicles
2
Bristol (BLMC) and Bedford
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.13312, longitude -1.61806, in the NE22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199010A602990
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1331
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bristol (BLMC)

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

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 199010A602990 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.