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B1280 crash in County Durham on 11 July 2007 at 10:00 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a DAF Trucks bus were involved in a crash on the B1280 in County Durham at 10:00 on Wednesday 11 July 2007. The 47-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks bus, a 25-year-old male passenger in the Ford Transit van and a 77-year-old female passenger in the DAF Trucks bus were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jul 2007
Wednesday, 10:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and DAF Trucks
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.7373, longitude -1.38073, in the TS28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wingate. It is one of the crashes that make up the Trimdon & Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5FJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200711BE11480
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1280
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 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
C

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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 February 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 77, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200711BE11480 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.