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Fatal B1277 crash in Hartlepool on 16 December 2004 at 19:35 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa hit a pedestrian on the B1277 in Hartlepool at 19:35 on Thursday 16 December 2004. An 81-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Dec 2004
Thursday, 19:35
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.69656, longitude -1.22045, in the TS24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hartlepool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Headland & Harbour, Hartlepool, TS24 8LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hartlepool

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004170H12474
Council area
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1277
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 81, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing elsewhere within 50 m of a pedestrian crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from offside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

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 2004170H12474 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hartlepool road accident statistics for 2004.