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Fatal A693 crash in County Durham on 30 October 1991 at 16:25 involving a Scania van

A Scania van hit a pedestrian on the A693 in County Durham at 16:25 on Wednesday 30 October 1991. A 79-year-old female pedestrian was killed and the 51-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Oct 1991
Wednesday, 16:25
Vehicles
1
Scania
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.87218, longitude -1.68738, in the DH9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stanley.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991111CH7100
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
693
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 February 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 79, hit by vehicle 1 (Scania)

    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 1991111CH7100 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.