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B6274 crash in County Durham on 27 September 1999 at 08:45 involving a Mercedes 200

A Mercedes 200 and a Ford agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on the B6274 in County Durham at 08:45 on Monday 27 September 1999. The 49-year-old female driver of the Mercedes 200 and the 34-year-old male driver of the Ford agricultural vehicle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Sep 1999
Monday, 08:45
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 200 and Ford
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.54124, longitude -1.78079, in the DL2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999119DC2537
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6274
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 February 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 200

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford

    Agricultural vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    19 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 200)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, agricultural vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford)

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 1999119DC2537 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.