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Fatal A68 crash in County Durham on 5 September 1991 at 20:55 involving a Subaru Justy

A Subaru Justy hit a pedestrian on the A68 in County Durham at 20:55 on Thursday 5 September 1991. A 47-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Sep 1991
Thursday, 20:55
Vehicles
1
Subaru Justy
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.75041, longitude -1.82053, in the DL13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tow Law.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991111AA5975
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
68
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 August 1982.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Justy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,189 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 47, hit by vehicle 1 (Subaru Justy)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 1991111AA5975 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the County Durham road accident statistics for 1991.