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Fatal A194(M) crash in Gateshead on 22 February 1998 at 02:40 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Renault 18 were involved in a crash on the A194(M) in Gateshead at 02:40 on Sunday 22 February 1998. A 32-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Ford Sierra was killed and the 37-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Feb 1998
Sunday, 02:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Renault 18
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.94361, longitude -1.51855, in the NE10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199810J010198
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
194
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 34 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 February 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 18

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,647 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

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 199810J010198 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 1998.