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Unclassified road crash in Hartlepool TS27 on 31 December 2002 at 03:07 involving a Volkswagen Lupo

A Volkswagen Lupo and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hartlepool at 03:07 on Tuesday 31 December 2002. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2002
Tuesday, 03:07
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Lupo and Ford Transit
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.71168, longitude -1.25214, in the TS27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hartlepool. It is one of the crashes that make up the De Bruce, Hartlepool, TS24 9QU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002170H12612
Council area
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 54 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 March 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

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 2002170H12612 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hartlepool road accident statistics for 2002.