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Fatal A19 crash in County Durham on 2 April 1991 at 20:31 involving a Vauxhall Calibra

A Vauxhall Calibra and a Honda Quintet were involved in a crash on the A19 in County Durham at 20:31 on Tuesday 2 April 1991. A 70-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Calibra was killed and the 32-year-old female driver of the Honda Quintet and the 42-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Calibra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Apr 1991
Tuesday, 20:31
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Calibra and Honda Quintet
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.82395, longitude -1.36962, in the SR7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991111BF5731
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
19
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a fatal crash on 12 August 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Calibra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Quintet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,602 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Quintet)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Calibra)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 70, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Calibra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere

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 1991111BF5731 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.