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Serious B6532 crash in County Durham on 5 April 2025 at 19:10 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B6532 in County Durham at 19:10 on Saturday 5 April 2025. The 77-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Apr 2025
Saturday, 19:10
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.79164, longitude -1.59422, in the DH1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Durham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Framwellgate & Newton Hall, County Durham, DH1 5AJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025111574496
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6532
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6532

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 March 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 77, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2025111574496 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 2025.