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A689 crash in Hartlepool on 27 December 2020 at 11:10 involving a Citroen C3

A Citroen C3 and a Skoda Octavia taxi were involved in a crash on the A689 in Hartlepool at 11:10 on Sunday 27 December 2020. The 63-year-old male driver of the Citroen C3, the 58-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia taxi and a 15-year-old female passenger in the Citroen C3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Dec 2020
Sunday, 11:10
Vehicles
2
Citroen C3 and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.6633, longitude -1.22042, in the TS25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hartlepool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rossmere, Hartlepool, TS25 5EF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hartlepool

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020170H11040
Council area
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
689
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 29 October 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C3)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C3)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2020170H11040 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hartlepool road accident statistics for 2020.