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Fatal A1052 crash in Sunderland on 23 August 2021 at 02:27 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A1052 in Sunderland at 02:27 on Monday 23 August 2021. A 52-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane was killed and the 25-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and a 51-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Aug 2021
Monday, 02:27
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.84161, longitude -1.47865, in the DH4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Houghton-le-Spring.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021101079662
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1052
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a fatal crash on 23 August 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    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 2021101079662 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 2021.