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Fatal A1086 crash in County Durham on 2 September 2020 at 14:30 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206, a car and an Audi A1 were involved in a crash on the A1086 in County Durham at 14:30 on Wednesday 2 September 2020. A 3-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 206 and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 206 were killed, four other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Sep 2020
Wednesday, 14:30
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 206 and 2 others
Casualties
8
2 killed, 4 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.75514, longitude -1.30274, in the TS27 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Horden & Dene House, County Durham, SR8 4SY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020110978664
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1086
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no 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, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 8: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A1)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most 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 2020110978664 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.