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A1 crash in Gateshead on 26 April 2008 at 13:19 involving a Peugeot 206

A car and a Peugeot 206 were involved in a crash on the A1 in Gateshead at 13:19 on Saturday 26 April 2008. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Apr 2008
Saturday, 13:19
Vehicles
2
Car and Peugeot 206
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.95301, longitude -1.66176, in the NE11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunston Hill & Whickham East, Gateshead, NE16 4TN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008100287308
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
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
35%
Estimated chance it was slight
65%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2008100287308 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 2008.