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Serious accident on A688, Wear Valley on Friday 7 March 1980

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6422 / 54°38'32"N

Longitude: -1.6916 / 1°41'29"W

OS Eastings: 420000

OS Northings: 527500

OS Grid: NZ200275

Mapcode National: GBR JGMR.KN

Mapcode Global: WHC57.ZLM1

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1980110AA0219

Date

Friday 7 March 1980

Time

08:45

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wear Valley

Police Force

Durham

Road Class

A

Road Number

688

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Crossroads

Second Road Class

B

Second Road Number

6283

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 21 - 25

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Nearside

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Crossing from driver's nearside

1

6 - 10

Male

Serious

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