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B1295 crash in Gateshead on 22 September 2007 at 19:04 involving a Nissan Almera

A Nissan Almera and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the B1295 in Gateshead at 19:04 on Saturday 22 September 2007. The 44-year-old male driver of the Nissan Almera and the 50-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Sep 2007
Saturday, 19:04
Vehicles
2
Nissan Almera and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.9125, longitude -1.58239, in the NE9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Birtley North & Lamesley, Gateshead, DH3 1PZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007100665707
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1295
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 March 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes E Class)

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 2007100665707 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 2007.