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Serious accident on A688, Wear Valley on Wednesday 25 July 1984

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.651 / 54°39'3"N

Longitude: -1.6688 / 1°40'7"W

OS Eastings: 421470

OS Northings: 528480

OS Grid: NZ214284

Mapcode National: GBR JGSN.JJ

Mapcode Global: WHC58.BCLB

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1984114AA0572

Date

Wednesday 25 July 1984

Time

12:50

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wear Valley

Police Force

Durham

Road Class

A

Road Number

688

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

T or staggered junction

Second Road Class

Unclassified

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, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

Front

2

Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)

Male, 36 - 45

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Moving off

Front

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

16 - 20

Male

Serious

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