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Fatal unclassified road crash in Gateshead NE10 on 9 June 2016 at 21:25 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Gateshead at 21:25 on Thursday 9 June 2016. The 42-year-old male rider was killed, a 19-year-old male passenger was seriously injured and a 16-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Jun 2016
Thursday, 21:25
Vehicles
1
Suzuki
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.93707, longitude -1.56968, in the NE10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016100074619
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
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a fatal crash on 1 April 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    26 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, hit by vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

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 2016100074619 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 2016.