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Fatal A1 crash in Gateshead on 15 February 1997 at 13:30 involving a Vauxhall Senator

A Vauxhall Senator and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A1 in Gateshead at 13:30 on Saturday 15 February 1997. The 35-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Feb 1997
Saturday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Senator and Yamaha
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.91114, longitude -1.58382, in the NE9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199710J008797
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 June 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Senator

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,002 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

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 199710J008797 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 1997.