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Fatal B1275 crash in Stockton-on-Tees on 23 August 2019 at 20:30 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery hit a pedestrian on the B1275 in Stockton-on-Tees at 20:30 on Friday 23 August 2019. A 72-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, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Aug 2019
Friday, 20:30
Vehicles
1
Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.59476, longitude -1.28796, in the TS23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Billingham.

Map of where the crash happened in Stockton-on-Tees

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019170S21609
Council area
Stockton-on-Tees
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1275
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 March 1980.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Hit object in carriageway
    Central island of roundabout
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    3,947 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol and LPG
    Vehicle age
    20 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 72, hit by vehicle 1 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2019170S21609 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stockton-on-Tees road accident statistics for 2019.