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Fatal A66 crash in County Durham on 7 October 2003 at 07:30 involving a Vauxhall Astramax van

A Vauxhall Astramax van, a Fiat Punto and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A66 in County Durham at 07:30 on Tuesday 7 October 2003. The 57-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astramax van and the 44-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra were killed and the 21-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Oct 2003
Tuesday, 07:30
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astramax and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.51929, longitude -1.90511, in the DL12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200311DC28350
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
66
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 70 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 October 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astramax

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 57, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astramax)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 200311DC28350 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.