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B6322 crash in Northumberland on 29 March 2008 at 22:35 involving a Renault Megane

A car and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the B6322 in Northumberland at 22:35 on Saturday 29 March 2008. The 23-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and a 25-year-old male passenger in the Renault Megane were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Mar 2008
Saturday, 22:35
Vehicles
2
Car and Renault Megane
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96952, longitude -2.45422, in the NE49 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haltwhistle. It is one of the crashes that make up the Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 0EX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008100226008
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6322
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 99 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    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 2008100226008 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 2008.