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Serious A6085 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 15 May 1990 at 20:05 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 20:05 on Tuesday 15 May 1990. The 39-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro, the 26-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 22-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a flooded single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 May 1990
Tuesday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98012, longitude -1.73263, in the NE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newburn.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199010B409690
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6085
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 July 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (side)
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 199010B409690 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 1990.