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Serious A1231 crash in Sunderland on 18 June 2006 at 13:23 involving a Citroen Saxo

A Citroen Saxo and a Hyundai Trajet were involved in a crash on the A1231 in Sunderland at 13:23 on Sunday 18 June 2006. A 64-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Saxo was seriously injured and a 34-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai Trajet and a 7-year-old male passenger in the Hyundai Trajet were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet slip road with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jun 2006
Sunday, 13:23
Vehicles
2
Citroen Saxo and Hyundai Trajet
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.90596, longitude -1.49184, in the SR5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Washington East, Sunderland, NE38 8HF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006100419006
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1231
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
40 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Trajet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Trajet)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Trajet)

    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 2006100419006 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 2006.