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A177 crash in County Durham on 23 July 2001 at 18:50 involving a Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle and a Vauxhall Omega were involved in a crash on the A177 in County Durham at 18:50 on Monday 23 July 2001. The 35-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle and a 10-year-old male passenger on the Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jul 2001
Monday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki ZX600 and Vauxhall Omega
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.75624, longitude -1.58819, in the DH1 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200111BD23270
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
177
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 February 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    592 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Omega

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX600)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX600)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200111BD23270 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.