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A167 crash in Darlington on 11 October 2002 at 15:40 involving a Mazda Demio

A Mazda Demio and a Vauxhall Movano were involved in a crash on the A167 in Darlington at 15:40 on Friday 11 October 2002. The 32-year-old male driver of the Mazda Demio, a 28-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Movano and a 6-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Movano 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
11 Oct 2002
Friday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Mazda Demio and Vauxhall Movano
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.53881, longitude -1.55175, in the DL1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Darlington. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Road, Darlington, DL3 0PY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200211DJ29970
Council area
Darlington
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
167
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
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 serious injury crash on 20 October 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda Demio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Movano

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,187 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda Demio)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Movano)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Movano)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200211DJ29970 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Darlington road accident statistics for 2002.