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Fatal C road crash in County Durham DL5 on 26 February 2002 at 15:15 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4, a lorry and a minibus were involved in a crash on a C road in County Durham at 15:15 on Tuesday 26 February 2002. The 38-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 was killed and the 47-year-old female driver of the minibus and a 31-year-old female passenger in the minibus were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Feb 2002
Tuesday, 15:15
Vehicles
3
Audi A4 and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.5999, longitude -1.57104, in the DL5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newton Aycliffe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aycliffe South, County Durham, DL5 6SG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200211AK07110
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Special conditions at the site
Road sign or marking defective or obscured
Carriageway hazards
Permanent road signing or markings defective or obscured or inadequate

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 January 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    5,420 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Minibus

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,446 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, minibus occupant, in vehicle 3 (Minibus)

    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 200211AK07110 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 2002.