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Serious C road crash in Northumberland NE61 on 12 November 2004 at 06:40 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Peugeot 306 were involved in a crash on a C road in Northumberland at 06:40 on Friday 12 November 2004. The 30-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was seriously injured and the 50-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306 and a 47-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 306 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Nov 2004
Friday, 06:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Peugeot 306
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.29267, longitude -1.62659, in the NE61 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004100974404
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single 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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    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 2004100974404 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 2004.