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Serious unclassified road crash in County Durham TS29 on 25 May 2022 at 16:23 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a ridden horse were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in County Durham at 16:23 on Wednesday 25 May 2022. The 72-year-old male rider of the ridden horse and a 30-year-old male passenger on the ridden horse were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 May 2022
Wednesday, 16:23
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and ridden horse
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.70742, longitude -1.41164, in the TS29 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022111181801
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Dry

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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 July 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ridden horse

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, horse rider, on vehicle 2 (Ridden horse)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, horse rider, on vehicle 2 (Ridden horse)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2022111181801 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.