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B1285 crash in County Durham on 7 July 1985 at 11:05 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the B1285 in County Durham at 11:05 on Sunday 7 July 1985. An 8-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 and a 5-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 1985
Sunday, 11:05
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.83885, longitude -1.36689, in the SR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaham.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1985115BF0592
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1285
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1287

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 23 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 June 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1985115BF0592 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the County Durham road accident statistics for 1985.