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Fatal A19 crash in Sunderland on 20 September 1998 at 22:20 involving a Renault 25

A Renault 25 and a Mitsubishi Galant were involved in a crash on the A19 in Sunderland at 22:20 on Sunday 20 September 1998. A 12-year-old female passenger in the Mitsubishi Galant was killed and the 32-year-old male driver of the Renault 25 and the 41-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi Galant were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Sep 1998
Sunday, 22:20
Vehicles
2
Renault 25 and Mitsubishi Galant
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.86195, longitude -1.44116, in the SR3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Sunderland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199810O026198
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
19
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Galant

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 25)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Galant)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Galant)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199810O026198 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.