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Unclassified road crash in Sunderland DH5 on 21 June 1998 at 10:00 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Sunderland at 10:00 on Sunday 21 June 1998. An 8-year-old female pedestrian and a 4-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Jun 1998
Sunday, 10:00
Vehicles
1
Renault Laguna
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.80478, longitude -1.43806, in the DH5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Easington Lane.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199810O016998
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 199810O016998 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 1998.