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A19 crash in Middlesbrough on 12 August 2005 at 21:20 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry, a Volkswagen Polo and a Toyota Corolla were involved in a crash on the A19 in Middlesbrough at 21:20 on Friday 12 August 2005. The 55-year-old male driver of the MAN lorry, the 28-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 24-year-old male driver of the Toyota Corolla were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Aug 2005
Friday, 21:20
Vehicles
3
MAN and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.53354, longitude -1.27935, in the TS17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Trimdon, Middlesbrough, TS17 9LG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Middlesbrough

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005170M32445
Council area
Middlesbrough
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
19
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
174

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    4,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (MAN)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota Corolla)

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 2005170M32445 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 2005.