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Serious accident on A688, Wear Valley on Wednesday 7 May 1980

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6575 / 54°39'26"N

Longitude: -1.676 / 1°40'33"W

OS Eastings: 421000

OS Northings: 529200

OS Grid: NZ210292

Mapcode National: GBR JGQL.Y6

Mapcode Global: WHC58.765C

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1980110AA0406

Date

Wednesday 7 May 1980

Time

22:50

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wear Valley

Police Force

Durham

Road Class

A

Road Number

688

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Raining no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

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, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Offside

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

16 - 20

Male

Slight

2

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In centre of carriageway - not on refuge, island or central reservation, Crossing from driver's offside

1

46 - 55

Male

Serious

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