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A690 crash in County Durham on 5 April 2016 at 22:30 involving a Fiat 500

A Fiat 500 and a Ford Fusion were involved in a crash on the A690 in County Durham at 22:30 on Tuesday 5 April 2016. The 20-year-old female driver of the Ford Fusion was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Apr 2016
Tuesday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
Fiat 500 and Ford Fusion
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.77516, longitude -1.58438, in the DH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Durham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016110063261
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
690
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
690

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat 500

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2016110063261 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 2016.