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Fatal B1322 crash in North Tyneside on 9 November 2008 at 15:06 involving a Rover 200 Series

Four vehicles, including a Rover 200 Series and a Nissan Almera, were involved in a crash on the B1322 in North Tyneside at 15:06 on Sunday 9 November 2008. A 78-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Almera was killed and the 69-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series and the 72-year-old female driver of the Nissan Almera were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Nov 2008
Sunday, 15:06
Vehicles
4
Rover 200 Series and 3 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.04988, longitude -1.54934, in the NE27 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Backworth & Holystone, North Tyneside, NE27 0BG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008100798508
Council area
North Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1322
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 2014.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Proton Persona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Almera)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Almera)

    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 2008100798508 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 2008.