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A167 crash in Gateshead on 5 June 1997 at 15:54 involving a Hyundai X2

A Hyundai X2 and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A167 in Gateshead at 15:54 on Thursday 5 June 1997. A 39-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus, a 45-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus and a 60-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jun 1997
Thursday, 15:54
Vehicles
2
Hyundai X2 and Dennis
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.93779, longitude -1.59978, in the NE9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199710J032197
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
167
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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 October 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai X2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing 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 199710J032197 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.