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C road crash in Gateshead NE10 on 10 March 1997 at 08:00 involving a Mazda 323

A van and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on a C road in Gateshead at 08:00 on Monday 10 March 1997. The 41-year-old male driver of the van, the 38-year-old female driver of the Mazda 323 and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Mazda 323 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Mar 1997
Monday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Van and Mazda 323
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.94292, longitude -1.54962, in the NE10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199710J014697
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

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

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,697 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,489 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

    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 199710J014697 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.