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Fatal A66 crash in County Durham on 4 October 1996 at 06:55 involving a Peugeot 205

Four vehicles, including a Peugeot 205 and a car, were involved in a crash on the A66 in County Durham at 06:55 on Friday 4 October 1996. The 23-year-old female driver of the car was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Oct 1996
Friday, 06:55
Vehicles
4
Peugeot 205 and 3 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.50493, longitude -1.84554, in the DL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996116DC6708
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
66
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 May 1980.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 1996116DC6708 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.