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Unclassified road crash in County Durham DH6 on 14 November 2016 at 16:35 involving a Vauxhall Adam

A Vauxhall Adam and a BMW X3 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in County Durham at 16:35 on Monday 14 November 2016. The 19-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Adam and the 43-year-old male driver of the BMW X3 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Nov 2016
Monday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Adam and BMW X3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.71229, longitude -1.5001, in the DH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Coxhoe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bowburn & Coxhoe, County Durham, DH6 4SL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016110132842
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
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, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 August 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Adam

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Adam)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW X3)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016110132842 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.