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Unclassified road crash in Darlington DL3 on 25 December 2006 at 11:05 involving a Skoda Octavia taxi

A Skoda Octavia taxi and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Darlington at 11:05 on Monday 25 December 2006. The 23-year-old female driver of the Skoda Octavia taxi, a 33-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 323 and a 23-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Octavia taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Dec 2006
Monday, 11:05
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Mazda 323
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.53526, longitude -1.56523, in the DL3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Darlington. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Road, Darlington, DL3 0PY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200611DJ31340
Council area
Darlington
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    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
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    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 200611DJ31340 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Darlington road accident statistics for 2006.