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Fatal B6308 crash in County Durham on 19 May 2022 at 23:50 involving a Mercedes Citan van

A Mercedes Citan van crashed on the B6308 in County Durham at 23:50 on Thursday 19 May 2022. The 44-year-old male driver was killed and a 32-year-old male passenger 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
Fatal
Date
19 May 2022
Thursday, 23:50
Vehicles
1
Mercedes Citan
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.8559, longitude -1.83268, in the DH8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Consett. It is one of the crashes that make up the Consett North, County Durham, DH8 6GH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022111179381
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6308
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Citan

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 44, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Citan)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Citan)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022111179381 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 2022.