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Serious B1320 crash in County Durham on 28 November 1991 at 18:55 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra hit a pedestrian on the B1320 in County Durham at 18:55 on Thursday 28 November 1991. An 81-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Nov 1991
Thursday, 18:55
Vehicles
1
Ford Sierra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.7604, longitude -1.31792, in the SR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Peterlee.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991111BE7313
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1320
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,304 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 81, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 1991111BE7313 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.