A172 crash in Middlesbrough on 17 November 2002 at 14:19 involving a Rover Metro
Four vehicles, including a Rover Metro and a Citroen Saxo, were involved in a crash on the A172 in Middlesbrough at 14:19 on Sunday 17 November 2002. All five casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 17 Nov 2002
- Sunday, 14:19
- Vehicles
- 4
- Rover Metro and 3 others
- Casualties
- 5
- 5 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.52342, longitude -1.18559, in the TS7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Middlesbrough.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2002170M34592
- Council area
- Middlesbrough
- Police force
- Cleveland
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 172
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Using private drive or entrance
- 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
- Wet or damp
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 2011.
Slight
Hyundai Coupe crash on the A172 in Middlesbrough, 9 August 2011
28 m awayRef 2011170M31791
Slight
Rover Montego crash on the A172 in Middlesbrough, 7 August 1998
113 m awayRef 199817M300468
Serious
Car crash on the A172 in Middlesbrough, 24 November 1996
120 m awayRef 199617M301057
Slight
Car crash on the A172 in Middlesbrough, 4 April 1985
127 m awayRef 198517L200347
Slight
Car crash on the A172 in Middlesbrough, 6 November 1979
149 m awayRef 197917E201265
Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A172 in Middlesbrough, 19 October 1998
156 m awayRef 199817M300577
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Rover Metro
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 56 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,396 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 58 years
- Engine capacity
- 954 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
Vehicle 4: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
Casualties (5)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)
- 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 2002170M34592 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Middlesbrough road accident statistics for 2002.