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B6315 crash in Gateshead on 20 September 2003 at 01:50 involving a Hyundai Lantra

A Hyundai Lantra and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the B6315 in Gateshead at 01:50 on Saturday 20 September 2003. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Sep 2003
Saturday, 01:50
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Lantra and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.91899, longitude -1.75347, in the NE39 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rowlands Gill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chopwell & Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, NE39 1JX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003100798003
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6315
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 January 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Lantra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Lantra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Lantra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Lantra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Lantra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Lantra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2003100798003 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 2003.