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Serious A695 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 15 September 2007 at 13:43 involving a Ford Fiesta van

A Ford Fiesta van and a Honda VTR1000SP motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 13:43 on Saturday 15 September 2007. The 36-year-old male rider of the Honda VTR1000SP motorcycle was seriously injured and the 40-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta van was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Sep 2007
Saturday, 13:43
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Honda VTR1000SP
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96335, longitude -1.63465, in the NE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007100654507
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
695
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 22 May 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda VTR1000SP

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda VTR1000SP)

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 2007100654507 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle upon Tyne road accident statistics for 2007.