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B1283 crash in County Durham on 21 September 2020 at 19:37 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B1283 in County Durham at 19:37 on Monday 21 September 2020. The 50-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Sep 2020
Monday, 19:37
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xsara and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.7746, longitude -1.50468, in the DH6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sherburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pittington & Sherburn, County Durham, DH6 1EE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020110983429
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1283
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 July 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2020110983429 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.