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Fatal A689 crash in Hartlepool on 23 December 2012 at 17:25 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Agila were involved in a crash on the A689 in Hartlepool at 17:25 on Sunday 23 December 2012. The 48-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Agila was killed and a 52-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Agila and the 50-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Dec 2012
Sunday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Vauxhall Agila
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.64281, longitude -1.25438, in the TS22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hartlepool

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012170H11602
Council area
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
689
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 30 November 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Agila

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Agila)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

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 2012170H11602 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 2012.