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Unclassified road crash in Gateshead NE8 on 28 October 1998 at 17:40 involving a Renault Kangoo van

A Renault Kangoo van and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead at 17:40 on Wednesday 28 October 1998. The 20-year-old male driver of the Renault Kangoo van and the 28-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 1998
Wednesday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Renault Kangoo and Fiat Punto
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96556, longitude -1.60169, in the NE8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199810J062098
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 October 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Kangoo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Kangoo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

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 199810J062098 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.