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Fatal unclassified road crash in County Durham TS21 on 24 February 2020 at 22:37 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo crashed on an unclassified road in County Durham at 22:37 on Monday 24 February 2020. The 38-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Feb 2020
Monday, 22:37
Vehicles
1
Ford Mondeo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.64754, longitude -1.45426, in the TS21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sedgefield, County Durham, TS21 2AS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020110933496
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a fatal crash on 22 April 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

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 2020110933496 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 2020.