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Serious C road crash in County Durham DH6 on 5 May 2002 at 13:19 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Fiesta motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in County Durham at 13:19 on Sunday 5 May 2002. The 23-year-old male rider of the Ford Fiesta motorcycle and a 22-year-old female passenger on the Ford Fiesta motorcycle were seriously injured and the 42-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was 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
Serious
Date
5 May 2002
Sunday, 13:19
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.71196, longitude -1.49986, in the DH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coxhoe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bowburn & Coxhoe, County Durham, DH6 4SL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200211BD17480
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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 200211BD17480 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.