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A139 crash in Stockton-on-Tees on 20 August 1998 at 14:42 involving an MG Metro

An MG Metro and a Volvo 940 were involved in a crash on the A139 in Stockton-on-Tees at 14:42 on Thursday 20 August 1998. The 56-year-old male driver of the Volvo 940 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Aug 1998
Thursday, 14:42
Vehicles
2
MG Metro and Volvo 940
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.58717, longitude -1.30859, in the TS20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stockton-on-Tees.

Map of where the crash happened in Stockton-on-Tees

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199817S100490
Council area
Stockton-on-Tees
Police force
Cleveland

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
139
Road type
Dual 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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 February 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 940)

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 199817S100490 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stockton-on-Tees road accident statistics for 1998.