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A1 crash in Gateshead on 24 June 2015 at 16:56 involving a Ford Transit Connect van

Four vehicles, including a Ford Transit Connect van and a Ford Transit Custom van, were involved in a crash on the A1 in Gateshead at 16:56 on Wednesday 24 June 2015. The 20-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Custom van and a 47-year-old female passenger in the Mini Cooper were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jun 2015
Wednesday, 16:56
Vehicles
4
Ford Transit Connect and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.93773, longitude -1.62951, in the NE11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lobley Hill & Bensham, Gateshead, NE11 9LY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015100361615
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 June 2001.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 4: Hyundai i20

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit Custom)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mini Cooper)

    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 2015100361615 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 2015.