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Unclassified road crash in Gateshead NE11 on 7 December 2004 at 14:10 involving a Citroen Saxo

A Citroen Saxo and a Saab 900 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead at 14:10 on Tuesday 7 December 2004. The 21-year-old female driver of the Citroen Saxo and a 34-year-old female passenger in the Saab 900 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2004
Tuesday, 14:10
Vehicles
2
Citroen Saxo and Saab 900
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.92665, longitude -1.62219, in the NE11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Birtley North & Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0BD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004101018804
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 July 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 900

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 900)

    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 2004101018804 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 2004.