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A691 crash in County Durham on 2 May 2019 at 14:20 involving a Citroen C3

A Citroen C3 and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A691 in County Durham at 14:20 on Thursday 2 May 2019. The 74-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 May 2019
Thursday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Citroen C3 and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.80036, longitude -1.61585, in the DH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Durham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sacriston & Witton Gilbert, County Durham, DH1 5RQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019110836464
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
691
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Stop sign
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    90 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    23 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

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 2019110836464 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.