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Fatal A173 crash in Redcar and Cleveland on 9 September 2004 at 17:35 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a Yamaha DT 125 R motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A173 in Redcar and Cleveland at 17:35 on Thursday 9 September 2004. A 2-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Honda Civic was killed and a 13-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Honda Civic and a 13-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Honda Civic were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Sep 2004
Thursday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and Yamaha DT 125 R
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.55356, longitude -0.88549, in the TS13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Loftus. It is one of the crashes that make up the Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, TS13 4PP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004170L52044
Council area
Redcar and Cleveland
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
173
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
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 4 July 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha DT 125 R

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 2, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 2004170L52044 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redcar and Cleveland road accident statistics for 2004.