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Serious A172 crash in Middlesbrough on 24 December 2007 at 23:42 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

Four vehicles, including a car and a Vauxhall Corsa, were involved in a crash on the A172 in Middlesbrough at 23:42 on Monday 24 December 2007. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Dec 2007
Monday, 23:42
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Corsa and 3 others
Casualties
6
1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.54066, longitude -1.2109, in the TS4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Middlesbrough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ladgate, Middlesbrough, TS7 8SA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Middlesbrough

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007170M13307
Council area
Middlesbrough
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
172
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
1380

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 October 1991.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 2007170M13307 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Middlesbrough road accident statistics for 2007.