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Serious B1284 crash in Sunderland on 20 December 2024 at 08:30 involving a Mercedes Cla Class

A Mercedes Cla Class hit a pedestrian on the B1284 in Sunderland at 08:30 on Friday 20 December 2024. An 81-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Dec 2024
Friday, 08:30
Vehicles
1
Mercedes Cla Class
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.81716, longitude -1.45467, in the DH5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hetton-le-Hole. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hetton, Sunderland, DH5 9JG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sunderland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024101532767
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1284
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 November 2018.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Cla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 81, hit by vehicle 1 (Mercedes Cla Class)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024101532767 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 2024.