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Unclassified road crash in County Durham SR7 on 28 July 2001 at 12:30 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in County Durham at 12:30 on Saturday 28 July 2001. The 28-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion and a 26-year-old female passenger in the Ford Orion 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
Slight
Date
28 Jul 2001
Saturday, 12:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Ford Orion
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.83836, longitude -1.33933, in the SR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7SE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200111BF23980
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
B
Second road number
1287

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 September 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200111BF23980 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.