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A6079 crash in Northumberland on 26 September 1990 at 08:50 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Volvo 740 were involved in a crash on the A6079 in Northumberland at 08:50 on Wednesday 26 September 1990. The 81-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro and an 87-year-old male passenger in the Austin Metro were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Sep 1990
Wednesday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Volvo 740
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.03005, longitude -2.11605, in the NE46 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199010A420890
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6079
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 180 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 July 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 740

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    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 199010A420890 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 1990.