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Unclassified road crash in Middlesbrough TS1 on 23 December 1998 at 12:15 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a MAN bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Middlesbrough at 12:15 on Wednesday 23 December 1998. A 41-year-old female passenger in the MAN bus and a 51-year-old female passenger in the MAN bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 1998
Wednesday, 12:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and MAN
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.57202, longitude -1.22594, in the TS1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Middlesbrough.

Map of where the crash happened in Middlesbrough

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199817M200697
Council area
Middlesbrough
Police force
Cleveland

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
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 serious injury crash on 1 February 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    6,871 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MAN)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 199817M200697 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Middlesbrough road accident statistics for 1998.