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Serious A67 crash in County Durham on 2 February 2021 at 12:00 involving a van

A van hit a pedestrian on the A67 in County Durham at 12:00 on Tuesday 2 February 2021. A 45-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Feb 2021
Tuesday, 12:00
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.54511, longitude -1.92406, in the DL12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barnard Castle. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8EW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021111022320
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
67
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2021111022320 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 2021.