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Serious B6528 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 1 January 1979 at 02:05 involving a car

A car crashed on the B6528 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 02:05 on Monday 1 January 1979. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow and high winds on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Jan 1979
Monday, 02:05
Vehicles
1
Car
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.99609, longitude -1.76301, in the NE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Throckley.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197910E000179
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6528
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 July 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 197910E000179 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle upon Tyne road accident statistics for 1979.