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A1231 crash in Sunderland on 23 April 2004 at 08:50 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A1231 in Sunderland at 08:50 on Friday 23 April 2004. The 31-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Apr 2004
Friday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.91787, longitude -1.40402, in the SR5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sunderland. It is one of the crashes that make up the Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2DR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sunderland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004100325504
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1231
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
1290

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 December 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    9,603 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

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 2004100325504 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 2004.