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Unclassified road crash in County Durham SR7 on 13 January 2012 at 21:00 involving a Citroen C1

A Citroen C1 hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in County Durham at 21:00 on Friday 13 January 2012. A 68-year-old female pedestrian and an 89-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jan 2012
Friday, 21:00
Vehicles
1
Citroen C1
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.84102, longitude -1.35632, in the SR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dalton & Dawdon, County Durham, SR7 8AU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201211NF01932
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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

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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 56 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 July 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 89, hit by vehicle 1 (Citroen C1)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 201211NF01932 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.