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A177 crash in County Durham on 3 August 2004 at 18:40 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A177 in County Durham at 18:40 on Tuesday 3 August 2004. The 46-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, a 23-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa and a 5-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Aug 2004
Tuesday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.73787, longitude -1.5289, in the DH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bowburn.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200411BD22600
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
177
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 200411BD22600 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 2004.