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Unclassified road crash in Gateshead NE8 on 12 January 2009 at 14:20 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and an Audi A6 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead at 14:20 on Monday 12 January 2009. The 32-year-old female driver of the Renault Laguna, the 51-year-old male driver of the Audi A6 and a 31-year-old female passenger in the Audi A6 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Jan 2009
Monday, 14:20
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and Audi A6
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.9658, longitude -1.58652, in the NE8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 3BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009100016309
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,871 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

    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 2009100016309 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 2009.