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Serious A1 crash in Northumberland on 13 June 1985 at 11:00 involving a lorry

A lorry and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A1 in Northumberland at 11:00 on Thursday 13 June 1985. There were six casualties: two people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Jun 1985
Thursday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Lorry and minibus
Casualties
6
2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.56395, longitude -1.79148, in the NE70 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198510A209185
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1341

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 July 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

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 198510A209185 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 1985.