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A1 crash in Gateshead on 7 October 1998 at 15:10 involving a Seat Arosa

A Seat Arosa and a Renault lorry were involved in a crash on the A1 in Gateshead at 15:10 on Wednesday 7 October 1998. The 52-year-old male driver of the Seat Arosa was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Oct 1998
Wednesday, 15:10
Vehicles
2
Seat Arosa and Renault
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.9214, longitude -1.61788, in the NE11 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
199810K055398
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
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
1

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 16 February 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Arosa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Renault

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Double or multiple trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Arosa)

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 199810K055398 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.