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A1 crash in Gateshead on 23 November 2005 at 16:40 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the A1 in Gateshead at 16:40 on Wednesday 23 November 2005. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Nov 2005
Wednesday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96118, longitude -1.69402, in the NE16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blaydon, Gateshead, NE21 5TF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005100997205
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
1

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 November 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    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 2005100997205 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 2005.