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A167 crash in Gateshead on 2 October 2010 at 18:28 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Volkswagen Corrado were involved in a crash on the A167 in Gateshead at 18:28 on Saturday 2 October 2010. A 67-year-old male passenger in the Ford Focus was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 2010
Saturday, 18:28
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Volkswagen Corrado
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96532, longitude -1.60308, 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 1PL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010100612610
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
167
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
184

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
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Corrado

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    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 2010100612610 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 2010.