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B1318 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 18 October 2004 at 17:30 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the B1318 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 17:30 on Monday 18 October 2004. A 25-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Peugeot 106 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Oct 2004
Monday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Peugeot 106
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.99556, longitude -1.61701, in the NE2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dene & South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1NP 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
2004100842804
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1318
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
189

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, hit by vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 2004100842804 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 2004.