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Serious A68 crash in Northumberland on 4 December 2016 at 16:23 involving a Hyundai Tucson

A Hyundai Tucson and a Peugeot 207 were involved in a crash on the A68 in Northumberland at 16:23 on Sunday 4 December 2016. The 83-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Tucson, the 35-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 207 and an 82-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai Tucson were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Dec 2016
Sunday, 16:23
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Tucson and Peugeot 207
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.13145, longitude -2.14584, in the NE48 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016100133438
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
68
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Moderately 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, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 November 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Tucson)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 207)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Tucson)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

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 2016100133438 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 2016.