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C road crash in Middlesbrough TS5 on 11 December 2004 at 21:45 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Vectra taxi were involved in a crash on a C road in Middlesbrough at 21:45 on Saturday 11 December 2004. The 43-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra taxi, the 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus and a 30-year-old male passenger in the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2004
Saturday, 21:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.55527, longitude -1.24619, in the TS5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Middlesbrough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Park, Middlesbrough, TS5 6QT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004170M14344
Council area
Middlesbrough
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    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 2004170M14344 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Middlesbrough road accident statistics for 2004.