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Fatal B1323 crash in North Tyneside on 7 November 2002 at 17:36 involving a Rover Maestro van

A Rover Maestro van hit a pedestrian on the B1323 in North Tyneside at 17:36 on Thursday 7 November 2002. An 88-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 41-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Nov 2002
Thursday, 17:36
Vehicles
1
Rover Maestro
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.041, longitude -1.46463, in the NE25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whitley Bay. It is one of the crashes that make up the Monkseaton, North Tyneside, NE25 8ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002100407802
Council area
North Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1323
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 February 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Maestro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 88, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover Maestro)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2002100407802 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Tyneside road accident statistics for 2002.