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Serious unclassified road crash in North Tyneside NE12 on 8 September 2017 at 14:15 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

A car and an Alexander Dennis bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Tyneside at 14:15 on Friday 8 September 2017. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Sep 2017
Friday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Car and Alexander Dennis
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.02082, longitude -1.56803, in the NE12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Longbenton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Forest Hall, North Tyneside, NE12 9AX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017100218411
Council area
North Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Dry

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 July 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 75, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017100218411 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 2017.