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Serious unclassified road crash in North Tyneside NE25 on 24 January 2012 at 11:20 involving a Mazda 6

A Mazda 6 and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Tyneside at 11:20 on Tuesday 24 January 2012. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Jan 2012
Tuesday, 11:20
Vehicles
2
Mazda 6 and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.04111, longitude -1.46372, in the NE25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whitley Bay. It is one of the crashes that make up the Monkseaton, North Tyneside, NE25 8ER area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012100044112
Council area
North Tyneside
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
T or staggered junction
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 March 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 6)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 6)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 6)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2012100044112 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 2012.