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B1296 crash in Gateshead on 17 June 2002 at 10:00 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier, a Vauxhall Astra and a car were involved in a crash on the B1296 in Gateshead at 10:00 on Monday 17 June 2002. The 62-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jun 2002
Monday, 10:00
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Cavalier and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.93993, longitude -1.58694, in the NE9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the High Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5RJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200210J221602
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1296
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 21 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200210J221602 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 2002.