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B6280 crash in Darlington on 2 December 1997 at 17:40 involving an Alfa Romeo 164

An Alfa Romeo 164 and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B6280 in Darlington at 17:40 on Tuesday 2 December 1997. The 24-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 60-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 1997
Tuesday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Alfa Romeo 164 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.52379, longitude -1.57834, in the DL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Darlington.

Map of where the crash happened in Darlington

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997117DJ2889
Council area
Darlington
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6280
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 May 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Alfa Romeo 164

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 1997117DJ2889 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Darlington road accident statistics for 1997.