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C road crash in County Durham TS29 on 29 September 1997 at 17:00 involving a Peugeot 309

A Peugeot 309, a Ford Fiesta van and a JCB were involved in a crash on a C road in County Durham at 17:00 on Monday 29 September 1997. All seven casualties were 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
29 Sep 1997
Monday, 17:00
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 309 and 2 others
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.701, longitude -1.42304, in the TS29 postcode district and within the built-up area of Trimdon.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997117AK2284
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
C
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,294 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: JCB

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 1997117AK2284 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 1997.