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A688 crash in County Durham on 13 April 2005 at 17:02 involving a Rover 25

A car and a Rover 25 were involved in a crash on the A688 in County Durham at 17:02 on Wednesday 13 April 2005. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Apr 2005
Wednesday, 17:02
Vehicles
2
Car and Rover 25
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.62579, longitude -1.7269, in the DL14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200511DC09070
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
688
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 25)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    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 200511DC09070 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.