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Serious A6085 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 1 June 2001 at 15:35 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry crashed on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 15:35 on Friday 1 June 2001. A 42-year-old male passenger was seriously injured and the 38-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Jun 2001
Friday, 15:35
Vehicles
1
Iveco-Ford
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98023, longitude -1.73309, in the NE15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200110G201201
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6085
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (roof)
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    7,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

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 200110G201201 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle upon Tyne road accident statistics for 2001.