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A691 crash in County Durham on 9 July 2023 at 17:30 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a Yamaha YZF motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A691 in County Durham at 17:30 on Sunday 9 July 2023. The 27-year-old female rider of the Yamaha YZF motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jul 2023
Sunday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and Yamaha YZF
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.83732, longitude -1.77056, in the DH8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Annfield Plain & Tanfield, County Durham, DH8 7TG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023111328464
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
691
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 April 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF)

    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 2023111328464 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 2023.