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Fatal C road crash in County Durham DH9 on 19 December 2003 at 21:10 involving a Citroen ZX

A Citroen ZX crashed on a C road in County Durham at 21:10 on Friday 19 December 2003. The 17-year-old male driver and a 17-year-old male passenger were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Dec 2003
Friday, 21:10
Vehicles
1
Citroen ZX
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.85756, longitude -1.72923, in the DH9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Annfield Plain. It is one of the crashes that make up the Annfield Plain & Tanfield, County Durham, DH9 7YD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200311CI39360
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
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 February 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

    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 200311CI39360 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.