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Serious A186 crash in North Tyneside on 24 September 2005 at 23:05 involving an Optare Solo bus

A car, an Optare Solo bus and a Volvo were involved in a crash on the A186 in North Tyneside at 23:05 on Saturday 24 September 2005. There were eight casualties: two people were seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Sep 2005
Saturday, 23:05
Vehicles
3
Optare Solo and 2 others
Casualties
8
2 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.99059, longitude -1.53313, in the NE28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wallsend. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wallsend Central, North Tyneside, NE28 6RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005100732105
Council area
North Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
186
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 2: Optare Solo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,319 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare Solo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare Solo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare Solo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare Solo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare Solo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare Solo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 2005100732105 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Tyneside road accident statistics for 2005.