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Serious unclassified road crash in North Tyneside NE12 on 17 June 2016 at 18:15 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A bicycle and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Tyneside at 18:15 on Friday 17 June 2016. The 56-year-old male cyclist was seriously 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
17 Jun 2016
Friday, 18:15
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.02961, longitude -1.58429, in the NE12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Longbenton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Camperdown, North Tyneside, NE12 7NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016100082459
Council area
North Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

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

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 93 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 2016100082459 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 2016.