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Serious unclassified road crash in Northumberland NE64 on 2 October 2001 at 21:02 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Northumberland at 21:02 on Tuesday 2 October 2001. A 32-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and the 37-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Oct 2001
Tuesday, 21:02
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.18303, longitude -1.52083, in the NE64 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, NE64 6PG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200110C361801
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 1989.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 200110C361801 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 2001.