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Unclassified road crash in County Durham DH6 on 1 April 1998 at 16:14 involving a Vauxhall Astramax van

A Vauxhall Astramax van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in County Durham at 16:14 on Wednesday 1 April 1998. The 4-year-old female cyclist 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
1 Apr 1998
Wednesday, 16:14
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astramax and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.74073, longitude -1.42341, in the DH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wheatley Hill.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998118BE0931
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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 23 February 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astramax

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 1998118BE0931 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 1998.