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A695 crash in Northumberland on 22 April 2008 at 11:35 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a DAF Trucks bus were involved in a crash on the A695 in Northumberland at 11:35 on Tuesday 22 April 2008. A 45-year-old female passenger in the DAF Trucks bus, a 46-year-old female passenger in the DAF Trucks bus and a 34-year-old female passenger in the DAF Trucks bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Apr 2008
Tuesday, 11:35
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and DAF Trucks
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97024, longitude -2.09666, in the NE46 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hexham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hexham North, Northumberland, NE46 3LZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008100304908
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    3,222 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 2008100304908 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.