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A1086 crash in County Durham on 11 May 2016 at 14:42 involving a Citroen C3

A Citroen C3, a DAF Trucks lorry and a Citroen C2 were involved in a crash on the A1086 in County Durham at 14:42 on Wednesday 11 May 2016. The 40-year-old female driver of the Citroen C3 and the 73-year-old male driver of the Citroen C2 were 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
Slight
Date
11 May 2016
Wednesday, 14:42
Vehicles
3
Citroen C3 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.77518, longitude -1.3421, in the SR8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016110070590
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1086
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 December 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    12,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen C2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C3)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen C2)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2016110070590 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.