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B1404 crash in County Durham on 11 January 2001 at 14:50 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A van and a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1404 in County Durham at 14:50 on Thursday 11 January 2001. The 31-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jan 2001
Thursday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Van and Suzuki GSF 600
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.83996, longitude -1.35347, in the SR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalton & Dawdon, County Durham, SR7 8AU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200111BF01360
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1404
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 600)

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 200111BF01360 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.