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A688 crash in County Durham on 16 June 2001 at 14:18 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Rover Maestro were involved in a crash on the A688 in County Durham at 14:18 on Saturday 16 June 2001. The 21-year-old female driver of the Ford Sierra and the 40-year-old male driver of the Rover Maestro were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jun 2001
Saturday, 14:18
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Rover Maestro
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.66746, longitude -1.64677, in the DL14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200111AA17570
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
688
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 30 May 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Maestro)

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 200111AA17570 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 2001.