A1068 crash in Northumberland on 23 April 2017 at 01:31 involving a Vauxhall Vectra
A Vauxhall Vectra and two BMW 3 Series cars were involved in a crash on the A1068 in Northumberland at 01:31 on Sunday 23 April 2017. The 49-year-old female driver of vehicle 2 was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 23 Apr 2017
- Sunday, 01:31
- Vehicles
- 3
- Vauxhall Vectra and 2 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.13218, longitude -1.59978, in the NE22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedlington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bedlington Central, Northumberland, NE22 5UA area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2017100178891
- Council area
- Northumberland
- Police force
- Northumbria
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 1068
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- 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
- B
- Second road number
- 1331
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Zebra crossing
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- 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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 June 2002.
Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A1068 in Northumberland, 26 June 2002
3 m awayRef 200210C239602
Slight
Ford KA crash on the A1068 in Northumberland, 19 December 2011
9 m awayRef 2011100757811
Serious
Toyota Prius crash on the A1068 in Northumberland, 6 April 2024
20 m awayRef 2024101428805
Serious
Ford S-Max crash on an unclassified road in Northumberland, 31 July 2012
25 m awayRef 2012100402612
Slight
Ford Escort crash on an unclassified road in Northumberland, 15 April 2003
27 m awayRef 2003100317003
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Northumberland, 4 July 2008
28 m awayRef 2008100454808
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Reversing
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,910 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 49 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,993 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 46 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,993 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% 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 2017100178891 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 2017.