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Serious A1061 crash in Northumberland on 14 January 1989 at 12:45 involving a car

Five vehicles, including two cars and a lorry, were involved in a crash on the A1061 in Northumberland at 12:45 on Saturday 14 January 1989. A 7-year-old female passenger in the bus or coach was seriously injured and the 48-year-old female driver of vehicle 3 and the 50-year-old male driver of the van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jan 1989
Saturday, 12:45
Vehicles
5
Car and 4 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.10323, longitude -1.54797, in the NE24 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198910C500689
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1061
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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 with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 April 1990.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,294 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    5,958 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 5: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 7, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 5 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 198910C500689 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 1989.