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Serious B1296 crash in Gateshead on 17 June 2006 at 16:30 involving a Citroen Xantia

A Citroen Xantia and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B1296 in Gateshead at 16:30 on Saturday 17 June 2006. The 31-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jun 2006
Saturday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xantia and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.95191, longitude -1.59619, in the NE8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 4AR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006100456406
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1296
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 June 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2006100456406 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 2006.