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A1147 crash in Northumberland on 8 October 2016 at 10:02 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Nissan Almera were involved in a crash on the A1147 in Northumberland at 10:02 on Saturday 8 October 2016. The 63-year-old male driver of the Nissan Almera and a 77-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Oct 2016
Saturday, 10:02
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Nissan Almera
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.14119, longitude -1.56181, in the NE22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedlington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sleekburn, Northumberland, NE22 7HL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016100156652
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1147
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Almera)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    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 2016100156652 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.