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C road crash in Gateshead NE11 on 14 August 2008 at 17:48 involving a Mini One

A Mini One and a Skoda Octavia were involved in a crash on a C road in Gateshead at 17:48 on Thursday 14 August 2008. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Aug 2008
Thursday, 17:48
Vehicles
2
Mini One and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.95646, longitude -1.67407, in the NE11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blaydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whickham North & Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3AS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008100900508
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini One

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mini One)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    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 2008100900508 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.