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B6168 crash in County Durham on 6 November 2007 at 18:30 involving a Land Rover Freelander

A Land Rover Freelander and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on the B6168 in County Durham at 18:30 on Tuesday 6 November 2007. The 20-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto, a 19-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Punto and a 17-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Punto were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Nov 2007
Tuesday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Freelander and Fiat Punto
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.85983, longitude -1.73887, in the DH9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Annfield Plain. It is one of the crashes that make up the Annfield Plain & Tanfield, County Durham, DH9 7YD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200711CH18040
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6168
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 March 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,951 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

    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 200711CH18040 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.