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Serious A66 crash in County Durham on 4 December 2002 at 13:35 involving a Citroen C15 van

Five vehicles, including a Citroen C15 van and a lorry, were involved in a crash on the A66 in County Durham at 13:35 on Wednesday 4 December 2002. The 49-year-old male driver of the Volvo 440 was seriously injured and the 43-year-old male driver of the Citroen C15 van and the 36-year-old male driver of the lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Dec 2002
Wednesday, 13:35
Vehicles
5
Citroen C15 and 4 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.50575, longitude -1.84739, in the DL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200211DC35240
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
66
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 19 metres away, was a fatal crash on 23 December 2011.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C15

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 4: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    11,705 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 5: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C15)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo 440)

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 200211DC35240 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.