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A167 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 24 June 2002 at 09:05 involving a Mercedes ML Class

A Mercedes ML Class and a Saab 9-5 were involved in a crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 09:05 on Monday 24 June 2002. The 52-year-old male driver of the Mercedes ML Class and the 38-year-old female driver of the Saab 9-5 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jun 2002
Monday, 09:05
Vehicles
2
Mercedes ML Class and Saab 9-5
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.99187, longitude -1.67597, in the NE5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newbiggin Hall & Callerton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2ND area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200210G232802
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
167
Road type
Dual 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 May 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes ML Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    3,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 9-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes ML Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 9-5)

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 200210G232802 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 2002.