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Serious unclassified road crash in County Durham DH7 on 14 September 2021 at 01:50 involving a Keeway K-Light motorcycle

A Keeway K-Light motorcycle, a Suzuki Swift and a Seat Ateca were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in County Durham at 01:50 on Tuesday 14 September 2021. The 29-year-old female rider of the Keeway K-Light motorcycle was 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
Serious
Date
14 Sep 2021
Tuesday, 01:50
Vehicles
3
Keeway K-Light and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.75058, longitude -1.64253, in the DH7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brandon.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021111087295
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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

Serious injury band
Very 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, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Keeway K-Light

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Seat Ateca

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Keeway K-Light)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2021111087295 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.