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Serious B1311 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 8 January 1995 at 14:20 involving a Rover Metro

A Rover Metro and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the B1311 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 14:20 on Sunday 8 January 1995. The 24-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was seriously injured and the 46-year-old female driver of the Rover Metro and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Rover Metro were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Jan 1995
Sunday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Rover Metro and Ford Sierra
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97542, longitude -1.68345, in the NE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199510F001995
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1311
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 February 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,118 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 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 199510F001995 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.