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Serious C road crash in Sunderland DH4 on 7 October 2016 at 14:26 involving a Vauxhall Astra taxi

A Vauxhall Astra taxi and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on a C road in Sunderland at 14:26 on Friday 7 October 2016. The 52-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Insignia was seriously injured and a 53-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Insignia was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Oct 2016
Friday, 14:26
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.85586, longitude -1.47671, in the DH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newbottle. It is one of the crashes that make up the Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 4FB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sunderland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016100113879
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
182

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 April 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

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

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 2016100113879 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 2016.