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A688 crash in County Durham on 3 May 2016 at 08:40 involving a Kia Ceed

A Kia Ceed and an Audi Q7 were involved in a crash on the A688 in County Durham at 08:40 on Tuesday 3 May 2016. The 45-year-old male driver of the Kia Ceed and the 45-year-old female driver of the Audi Q7 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2016
Tuesday, 08:40
Vehicles
2
Kia Ceed and Audi Q7
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.70881, longitude -1.53937, in the DH6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ferryhill, County Durham, DH6 5LD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016110066052
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
688
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
C

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
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 5 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Ceed

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Q7

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Ceed)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Q7)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 2016110066052 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.