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Serious unclassified road crash in Hartlepool TS25 on 18 November 2003 at 20:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Granada were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hartlepool at 20:30 on Tuesday 18 November 2003. A 37-year-old male passenger in the Ford Granada was 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
Serious
Date
18 Nov 2003
Tuesday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Granada
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.66933, longitude -1.22066, in the TS25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hartlepool.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003170H12283
Council area
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 December 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2003170H12283 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hartlepool road accident statistics for 2003.