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A691 crash in County Durham on 9 July 1996 at 12:35 involving a Dennis

Two Dennis vehicles and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A691 in County Durham at 12:35 on Tuesday 9 July 1996. All nine casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jul 1996
Tuesday, 12:35
Vehicles
3
Dennis and 2 others
Casualties
9
9 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.77884, longitude -1.57958, in the DH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Durham.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996116BD7852
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
691
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 1991.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    8,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

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 1996116BD7852 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 1996.