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Fatal A6127 crash in Gateshead on 23 February 1979 at 07:40 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and two vans were involved in a crash on the A6127 in Gateshead at 07:40 on Friday 23 February 1979. The 17-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Feb 1979
Friday, 07:40
Vehicles
3
Motorcycle and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.91916, longitude -1.59045, in the NE9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197910F008479
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6127
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 November 1985.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 3: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 197910F008479 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gateshead road accident statistics for 1979.