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Serious B1298 crash in South Tyneside on 16 October 2020 at 15:36 involving a Mercedes Gla Class

A Mercedes Gla Class hit a pedestrian on the B1298 in South Tyneside at 15:36 on Friday 16 October 2020. An 82-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Oct 2020
Friday, 15:36
Vehicles
1
Mercedes Gla Class
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96157, longitude -1.43552, in the NE34 postcode district and within the built-up area of South Shields. It is one of the crashes that make up the Biddick & All Saints, South Tyneside, NE34 9SP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020100990789
Council area
South Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1298
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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 January 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Gla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 82, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes Gla Class)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Very serious

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 2020100990789 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 2020.