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Serious A690 crash in County Durham on 28 April 1999 at 15:30 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Leyland bus were involved in a crash on the A690 in County Durham at 15:30 on Wednesday 28 April 1999. There were fifteen casualties: two people were seriously injured and thirteen were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Apr 1999
Wednesday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Leyland
Casualties
15
2 seriously injured, 13 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.76403, longitude -1.6049, in the DH7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Durham.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999119BD1377
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
690
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 May 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    20 years

Casualties (15)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 100: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 110: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 120: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 130: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 140: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 150: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 1999119BD1377 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 1999.