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Fatal A690 crash in Sunderland on 11 September 2015 at 06:55 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on the A690 in Sunderland at 06:55 on Friday 11 September 2015. The 40-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Sep 2015
Friday, 06:55
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.85128, longitude -1.46233, in the DH4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Sunderland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015100542415
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
690
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a fatal crash on 16 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2015100542415 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 2015.