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A179 crash in Hartlepool on 24 December 2010 at 12:55 involving a Hyundai Santa Fe

A Hyundai Santa Fe and a van were involved in a crash on the A179 in Hartlepool at 12:55 on Friday 24 December 2010. A 60-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai Santa Fe was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a snow-covered single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 2010
Friday, 12:55
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Santa Fe and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.69866, longitude -1.21095, in the TS24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hartlepool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Headland & Harbour, Hartlepool, TS24 8LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hartlepool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010170H11490
Council area
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
179
Road type
Single carriageway
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
A
Second road number
179

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Santa Fe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Santa Fe)

    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 2010170H11490 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hartlepool road accident statistics for 2010.