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Serious B6281 crash in County Durham on 3 May 2003 at 10:25 involving a Citroen ZX

A Citroen ZX and a Toyota Celica were involved in a crash on the B6281 in County Durham at 10:25 on Saturday 3 May 2003. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 May 2003
Saturday, 10:25
Vehicles
2
Citroen ZX and Toyota Celica
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.60641, longitude -2.00043, in the DL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200311DC13290
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6281
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6282

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,762 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Celica)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen ZX)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Celica)

    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 200311DC13290 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.