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A1(M) crash in County Durham on 31 October 1993 at 12:15 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort, two cars and a Honda Accord were involved in a crash on the A1(M) in County Durham at 12:15 on Sunday 31 October 1993. A 30-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 and a 9-year-old female passenger in vehicle 3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Oct 1993
Sunday, 12:15
Vehicles
4
Ford Escort and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.80802, longitude -1.5228, in the DH4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993113BD1828
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
70 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 4: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 1993113BD1828 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.