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A690 crash in County Durham on 21 November 2017 at 17:40 involving a Volkswagen UP

A Volkswagen UP and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the A690 in County Durham at 17:40 on Tuesday 21 November 2017. The 63-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen UP and the 51-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Nov 2017
Tuesday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen UP and Peugeot 106
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.81266, longitude -1.49939, in the DH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Rainton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lumley & West Rainton, County Durham, DH4 6RQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017110248538
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
690
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Unclassified

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
Wet or damp

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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen UP

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen UP)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

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 2017110248538 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 2017.