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A68 crash in County Durham on 30 January 1997 at 16:17 involving a Toyota Landcruiser

A Toyota Landcruiser and a Fiat Uno were involved in a crash on the A68 in County Durham at 16:17 on Thursday 30 January 1997. The 70-year-old female driver of the Fiat Uno was 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
30 Jan 1997
Thursday, 16:17
Vehicles
2
Toyota Landcruiser and Fiat Uno
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.62736, longitude -1.71311, in the DL14 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Auckland.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997117DC0197
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
68
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
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, 33 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 November 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    3,980 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Uno)

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 1997117DC0197 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.