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A173 crash in Redcar and Cleveland on 21 April 2001 at 11:35 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the A173 in Redcar and Cleveland at 11:35 on Saturday 21 April 2001. The 18-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Nova, the 45-year-old male driver of the BMW 5 Series and an 8-year-old female passenger in the BMW 5 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Apr 2001
Saturday, 11:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.56066, longitude -0.98829, in the TS12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Skelton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Skelton West, Redcar and Cleveland, TS12 2HG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200117L500091
Council area
Redcar and Cleveland
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
173
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
1267

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 21 August 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    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 200117L500091 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redcar and Cleveland road accident statistics for 2001.