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A1050 crash in County Durham on 27 August 1986 at 13:25 involving a van

Two vans and a car were involved in a crash on the A1050 in County Durham at 13:25 on Wednesday 27 August 1986. The 25-year-old female driver of the car and a 27-year-old male passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Aug 1986
Wednesday, 13:25
Vehicles
3
Van and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.77178, longitude -1.41535, in the DH6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1986116BD0765
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1050
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 78 metres away, was a fatal crash on 31 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1986116BD0765 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 1986.