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B1287 crash in County Durham on 7 April 2019 at 15:45 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B1287 in County Durham at 15:45 on Sunday 7 April 2019. The 26-year-old female driver of the Seat Ibiza, the 24-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta 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
7 Apr 2019
Sunday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Seat Ibiza and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.83956, longitude -1.33563, in the SR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Seaham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7SE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019110830042
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1287
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 February 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2019110830042 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 2019.