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Serious C road crash in County Durham DH7 on 18 December 2012 at 07:51 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa hit a pedestrian on a C road in County Durham at 07:51 on Tuesday 18 December 2012. A 13-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured and the 36-year-old female driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Dec 2012
Tuesday, 07:51
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.7833, longitude -1.6401, in the DH7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ushaw Moor and Bearpark. It is one of the crashes that make up the Deerness, County Durham, DH7 7LA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201211ND31692
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
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, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 December 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 201211ND31692 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 2012.