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Serious accident on A68, Wear Valley on Monday 4 May 1998

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.632 / 54°37'55"N

Longitude: -1.72 / 1°43'12"W

OS Eastings: 418170

OS Northings: 526350

OS Grid: NZ181263

Mapcode National: GBR JGFW.DC

Mapcode Global: WHC57.KT4Y

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1998118AA1380

Date

Monday 4 May 1998

Time

08:38

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wear Valley

Local Authority (Highways)

Durham County Council

Police Force

Durham

Road Class

A

Road Number

68

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

T or staggered junction

Second Road Class

A

Second Road Number

688

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Area Type

Urban

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

9

Petrol, 1973cc

Female, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Offside

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

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

1

26 - 35

Female

Serious

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