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A177 crash in County Durham on 5 June 1992 at 20:36 involving a Talbot Samba

A Talbot Samba and an MG Montego were involved in a crash on the A177 in County Durham at 20:36 on Friday 5 June 1992. The 18-year-old male driver of the Talbot Samba and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Talbot Samba were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jun 1992
Friday, 20:36
Vehicles
2
Talbot Samba and MG Montego
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.72558, longitude -1.5143, in the DH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coxhoe.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992112BD8529
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
177
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Talbot Samba

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: MG Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Talbot Samba)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Talbot Samba)

    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 1992112BD8529 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 1992.