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Serious A1018 crash in South Tyneside on 7 July 2003 at 15:15 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Mercedes 200 were involved in a crash on the A1018 in South Tyneside at 15:15 on Monday 7 July 2003. The 73-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio was seriously injured and the 39-year-old male driver of the Mercedes 200 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jul 2003
Monday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Mercedes 200
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.94901, longitude -1.39528, in the SR6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cleadon Village & East Boldon, South Tyneside, SR6 7QW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003100573303
Council area
South Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1018
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, 114 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 September 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 200

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 200)

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 2003100573303 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Tyneside road accident statistics for 2003.