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Serious A69 crash in Northumberland on 26 October 2014 at 19:05 involving an Audi A4

Four vehicles, including an Audi A4 and a Peugeot 207, were involved in a crash on the A69 in Northumberland at 19:05 on Sunday 26 October 2014. There were seven casualties: five people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Oct 2014
Sunday, 19:05
Vehicles
4
Audi A4 and 3 others
Casualties
7
5 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98571, longitude -2.15749, in the NE46 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hexham North, Northumberland, NE46 3RS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014100677114
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
69
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
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, 43 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 207)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 207)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 207)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 207)

    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 2014100677114 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 2014.