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Fatal A692 crash in County Durham on 13 July 2025 at 06:51 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle crashed on the A692 in County Durham at 06:51 on Sunday 13 July 2025. The 62-year-old male rider was killed.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Jul 2025
Sunday, 06:51
Vehicles
1
Motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.85039, longitude -1.82817, 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
2025111615340
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
692
Road type
Roundabout
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 June 2020.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle, engine size unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 62, motorcyclist (engine size unknown), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2025111615340 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.