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B6312 crash in County Durham on 18 March 2003 at 13:45 involving a Vauxhall Combo

A Vauxhall Combo and a Renault Laguna were involved in a crash on the B6312 in County Durham at 13:45 on Tuesday 18 March 2003. The 25-year-old female driver of the Renault Laguna was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Mar 2003
Tuesday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Combo and Renault Laguna
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.82406, longitude -1.60525, in the DH2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sacriston & Witton Gilbert, County Durham, DH2 3QD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200311CG10910
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6312
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 March 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Combo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

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 200311CG10910 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.