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A6085 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 21 December 1990 at 16:46 involving a Nissan Cherry

A Nissan Cherry and a Leyland bus were involved in a crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 16:46 on Friday 21 December 1990. The 21-year-old male driver of the Nissan Cherry, a 14-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Cherry and a 15-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Cherry were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 1990
Friday, 16:46
Vehicles
2
Nissan Cherry and Leyland
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98175, longitude -1.73872, in the NE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newburn.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199010B425390
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 13 April 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Cherry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Cherry)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Cherry)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Cherry)

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 199010B425390 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.