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Serious B6338 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 24 May 1981 at 14:35 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the B6338 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 14:35 on Sunday 24 May 1981. The 40-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 May 1981
Sunday, 14:35
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98215, longitude -1.61824, in the NE2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198110D017681
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6338
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 July 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 198110D017681 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 1981.