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B6310 crash in County Durham on 26 April 1996 at 15:20 involving a Leyland DAF FA 1900 DNS lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 1900 DNS lorry and an Austin Allegro were involved in a crash on the B6310 in County Durham at 15:20 on Friday 26 April 1996. The 59-year-old female driver of the Austin Allegro was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Apr 1996
Friday, 15:20
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 1900 DNS and Austin Allegro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.90698, longitude -1.73483, in the NE16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Burnopfield.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996116CH7397
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6310
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 1900 DNS

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Allegro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Allegro)

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 1996116CH7397 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.