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Fatal A19 crash in County Durham on 16 September 2003 at 21:05 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier crashed on the A19 in County Durham at 21:05 on Tuesday 16 September 2003. A 22-year-old male passenger was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Sep 2003
Tuesday, 21:05
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.79204, longitude -1.3659, in the SR8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200311BE29750
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
19
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 November 1980.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200311BE29750 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.