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Fatal A67 crash in Darlington on 30 December 2002 at 21:55 involving a Nissan Primera

A Nissan Primera hit a pedestrian on the A67 in Darlington at 21:55 on Monday 30 December 2002. A 48-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 18-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Dec 2002
Monday, 21:55
Vehicles
1
Nissan Primera
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.52263, longitude -1.48456, in the DL2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sadberge & Middleton St George, Darlington, DL1 4PH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Darlington

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200211DJ37820
Council area
Darlington
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
67
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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 unlit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 April 1994.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Primera)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 48, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan Primera)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 200211DJ37820 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Darlington road accident statistics for 2002.