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C road crash in County Durham DH7 on 23 January 1990 at 10:28 involving a Nissan Urvan

A Nissan Urvan and an Austin Maestro van were involved in a crash on a C road in County Durham at 10:28 on Tuesday 23 January 1990. The 45-year-old male driver of the Nissan Urvan and the 26-year-old male driver of the Austin Maestro van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jan 1990
Tuesday, 10:28
Vehicles
2
Nissan Urvan and Austin Maestro
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.78066, longitude -1.61346, in the DH7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990110BD2647
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 6 September 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Urvan

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (side)
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Urvan)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Maestro)

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 1990110BD2647 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 1990.