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B6296 crash in County Durham on 28 June 1991 at 13:45 involving a Porsche Carrera

A Porsche Carrera and an Austin Morris Mini were involved in a crash on the B6296 in County Durham at 13:45 on Friday 28 June 1991. The 18-year-old male driver of the Austin Morris Mini and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Austin Morris Mini 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
28 Jun 1991
Friday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Porsche Carrera and Austin Morris Mini
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.74398, longitude -1.84883, in the DL13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991111AB5567
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6296
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, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 March 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Porsche Carrera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    3,164 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Morris Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Morris Mini)

    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 1991111AB5567 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 1991.