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A691 crash in County Durham on 22 September 2007 at 13:20 involving a Harley-Davidson FLHR motorcycle

A Harley-Davidson FLHR motorcycle and a Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A691 in County Durham at 13:20 on Saturday 22 September 2007. The 60-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson FLHR motorcycle and a 14-year-old female passenger on the Harley-Davidson FLHR motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Sep 2007
Saturday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Harley-Davidson FLHR and Harley-Davidson XL 883
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.78473, longitude -1.58713, in the DH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Durham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Framwellgate & Newton Hall, County Durham, DH1 5AJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200711BD15560
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
691
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
B
Second road number
6532

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
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Harley-Davidson FLHR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,450 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Harley-Davidson XL 883

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    883 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson FLHR)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Harley-Davidson FLHR)

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 200711BD15560 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 2007.