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Fatal B6318 crash in Northumberland on 16 December 1993 at 13:55 involving a Volvo 440

A Volvo 440 crashed on the B6318 in Northumberland at 13:55 on Thursday 16 December 1993. The 31-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Dec 1993
Thursday, 13:55
Vehicles
1
Volvo 440
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.0292, longitude -2.15328, in the NE46 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199310A424993
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6318
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 440)

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 199310A424993 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 1993.