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Unclassified road crash in Sunderland NE38 on 21 December 2018 at 21:00 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland at 21:00 on Friday 21 December 2018. The 25-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Renault Clio were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine but windy weather on a wet roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2018
Friday, 21:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and Renault Clio
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.90244, longitude -1.48947, in the NE38 postcode district and within the built-up area of Washington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Washington East, Sunderland, NE38 8HF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sunderland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018100352818
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine with 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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018100352818 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 2018.