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B1314 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 6 October 1995 at 21:55 involving a Vauxhall Astra van

A car and a Vauxhall Astra van were involved in a crash on the B1314 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 21:55 on Friday 6 October 1995. A 42-year-old male pedestrian hit by the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Oct 1995
Friday, 21:55
Vehicles
2
Car and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97643, longitude -1.57158, in the NE6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199510E067795
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1314
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, hit by vehicle 1 (Car)

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 199510E067795 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 1995.