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Fatal C road crash in County Durham DL17 on 27 December 2003 at 13:50 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat hit three pedestrians on a C road in County Durham at 13:50 on Saturday 27 December 2003. A male pedestrian aged under 1 was killed and a 1-year-old female pedestrian and a 6-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Dec 2003
Saturday, 13:50
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.7039, longitude -1.52774, in the DL17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ferryhill, County Durham, DH6 5LD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200311AK35680
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
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, 10 metres away, was a fatal crash on 16 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged under 1, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 200311AK35680 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 2003.