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Fatal A1(M) crash in County Durham on 16 May 1993 at 23:00

A vehicle crashed on the A1(M) in County Durham at 23:00 on Sunday 16 May 1993. A 21-year-old male passenger was killed and the 38-year-old male driver and a 20-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 May 1993
Sunday, 23:00
Vehicles
1
Other vehicle
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.74176, longitude -1.51581, in the DH6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993113BD0840
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

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 1993113BD0840 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 1993.