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A186 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 18 August 1985 at 15:50 involving a car

Four cars were involved in a crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 15:50 on Sunday 18 August 1985. The 66-year-old male driver of vehicle 2, the 21-year-old male driver of vehicle 3 and the 21-year-old female driver of vehicle 4 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Aug 1985
Sunday, 15:50
Vehicles
4
Car and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97223, longitude -1.60709, in the NE1 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198510B111085
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
186
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
6127

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 17 July 1985.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (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 198510B111085 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 1985.