Cause of A171 crash that killed Darlington MBE couple remains unknown
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 16:03 · Archive
Alan Charlton, 90, and Joy McCulloch, 74, both MBE recipients, died in a two-vehicle collision on the A171 near Scaling Dam.
Alan Charlton, 90, and Joy McCulloch, 74, both MBE recipients from Darlington, died in a two-vehicle collision on the A171 near Scaling Dam just before midnight on October 2. Joy, a passenger in a Peugeot 2008, died at the scene. Alan, the driver, later died in hospital in Middlesbrough. Emergency services, including the air ambulance, attended the crash.
Assistant coroner Mark Armitage said the cause of the collision remains unknown. He gave a provisional cause of death for Mr Charlton as cardio-respiratory arrest and for Ms McCulloch as abdominal injuries. Both inquests were suspended pending the conclusion of the ongoing police investigation.
Alan received the MBE in 2006 for services to the community and volunteered in various charitable roles. He had been made Darlington Citizen of the Year in 2004. Joy was a cardiac nurse at Darlington Memorial Hospital from 1984 until her retirement and was awarded the MBE in 1999 for services to health care.
How it is being reported
- Cause of A171 crash which killed Darlington MBE couple 'unknown', inquest hearsAlan Charlton, 90, and Joy McCulloch, 74, died after the two-vehicle crash on the A171 near Scaling Dam just before midnight on Friday (October 2).Darlington & Stockton Times · 22 Oct, 15:33
- Cause of A171 crash which killed Darlington MBE couple 'unknown', inquest hearsAlan Charlton, 90, and Joy McCulloch, 74, died after the two-vehicle crash on the A171 near Scaling Dam just before midnight on Friday (October 2).The Northern Echo · 22 Oct, 08:15
In this story: Alan Charlton · Joy McCulloch · A171 · Scaling Dam · Darlington · Northallerton Coroner's Court · Darlington Memorial Hospital
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