Serious Volkswagen Sharan crash on the A690 in County Durham - 4 May 2025

Accident reference 2025111585789

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Sunday 4 May 2025 at 22:25 a serious collision occurred near A690, County Durham involving 1 vehicle (volkswagen sharan) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as raining no high winds. Road surface conditions were wet or damp. Lighting was described as darkness - lights lit. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 40 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 54.777840, -1.576890

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2025111585789
Police Reference 111585789
Date & Time
Sunday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Durham
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road A690
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 40 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E06000047
Current Highway Authority E06000047
LSOA Code E01034493

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions Raining no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Wet or damp
Carriageway Hazards None

Enhanced Collision Data

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 1
Adjusted Slight Casualties 0

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Taxi/Private hire car
Make/Model VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN
Engine Capacity 1968cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Going ahead

Driver Information

Age 61
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Journey as part of work

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 23
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's nearside
IMD Decile 6 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.