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Fatal A69 crash in Gateshead on 6 February 1987 at 14:10 involving a van

A van, a car and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A69 in Gateshead at 14:10 on Friday 6 February 1987. A 30-year-old male passenger in the van was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Feb 1987
Friday, 14:10
Vehicles
3
Van and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.92168, longitude -1.61835, in the NE11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198710D301987
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
69
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
69

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 December 2020.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 198710D301987 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 1987.