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Fatal A181 crash in County Durham on 29 October 2005 at 16:45 involving a Volvo 760

A Volvo 760 and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A181 in County Durham at 16:45 on Saturday 29 October 2005. The 93-year-old male driver of the Volvo 760 and a 74-year-old female passenger in the Renault Clio were killed and the 75-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Oct 2005
Saturday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Volvo 760 and Renault Clio
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.73848, longitude -1.40091, in the TS28 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200511BE25020
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
181
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 April 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 760

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    93 years
    Engine capacity
    2,849 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 93, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 760)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    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 200511BE25020 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 2005.