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A1068 crash in North Tyneside on 20 February 2002 at 17:10 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A1068 in North Tyneside at 17:10 on Wednesday 20 February 2002. The 32-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 31-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Feb 2002
Wednesday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.0657, longitude -1.63247, in the NE13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Weetslade, North Tyneside, NE13 6BH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200210I088502
Council area
North Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1068
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
19

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 August 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    5,958 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200210I088502 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Tyneside road accident statistics for 2002.