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A185 crash in South Tyneside on 20 April 2019 at 23:30 involving a Hyundai Getz

A Hyundai Getz hit a pedestrian on the A185 in South Tyneside at 23:30 on Saturday 20 April 2019. A 21-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Apr 2019
Saturday, 23:30
Vehicles
1
Hyundai Getz
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97563, longitude -1.50533, in the NE31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hebburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hebburn North, South Tyneside, NE31 1QF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019100840571
Council area
South Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
185
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 June 1994.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Getz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,086 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, hit by vehicle 1 (Hyundai Getz)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

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 2019100840571 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Tyneside road accident statistics for 2019.