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Fatal A1058 crash in North Tyneside on 15 December 2007 at 16:17 involving a Toyota Supra

A Toyota Supra crashed on the A1058 in North Tyneside at 16:17 on Saturday 15 December 2007. The 22-year-old male driver and a 25-year-old male passenger were killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Dec 2007
Saturday, 16:17
Vehicles
1
Toyota Supra
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.02032, longitude -1.46271, in the NE30 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tynemouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Preston with Preston Grange, North Tyneside, NE29 9HY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007100895807
Council area
North Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1058
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 July 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Supra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    3,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Supra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Supra)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2007100895807 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 2007.