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Serious A69 crash in Northumberland on 17 May 1997 at 13:05 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat, a Volvo lorry and a Fiat 127 were involved in a crash on the A69 in Northumberland at 13:05 on Saturday 17 May 1997. There were seven casualties: three people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 May 1997
Saturday, 13:05
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Passat and 2 others
Casualties
7
3 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98432, longitude -2.11123, in the NE46 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199710B010797
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
69
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
6079

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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 October 2006.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    9,603 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat 127

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,049 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 48, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    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 199710B010797 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 1997.