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A173 crash in Redcar and Cleveland on 9 April 2012 at 18:43 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo crashed on the A173 in Redcar and Cleveland at 18:43 on Monday 9 April 2012. The 52-year-old female driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Apr 2012
Monday, 18:43
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.55485, longitude -1.02071, in the TS14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Skelton West, Redcar and Cleveland, TS14 6QB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Redcar and Cleveland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012170L10772
Council area
Redcar and Cleveland
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
173
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 July 1979.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

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 2012170L10772 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redcar and Cleveland road accident statistics for 2012.