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Serious B6317 crash in Gateshead on 3 May 1993 at 18:25 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Toyota Carina were involved in a crash on the B6317 in Gateshead at 18:25 on Monday 3 May 1993. The 54-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Nova and a 50-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Nova were seriously injured and a 3-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Carina was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 May 1993
Monday, 18:25
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Toyota Carina
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.95089, longitude -1.68505, in the NE16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whickham.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199310D305993
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6317
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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Carina)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199310D305993 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 1993.