B6318 crash in Northumberland on 9 October 2017 at 07:54 involving a Ford Kuga
A Ford Kuga, a Kia Sportage and a Smart Forfour were involved in a crash on the B6318 in Northumberland at 07:54 on Monday 9 October 2017. The 30-year-old male driver of the Ford Kuga and the 69-year-old female driver of the Kia Sportage were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 9 Oct 2017
- Monday, 07:54
- Vehicles
- 3
- Ford Kuga and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.00464, longitude -2.34465, in the NE47 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2017100227384
- Council area
- Northumberland
- Police force
- Northumbria
- Police attended the scene
- No
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 6318
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
- 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, 16 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 August 2009.
Serious
Triumph Sprint ST 1050 crash on the B6318 in Northumberland, 8 August 2009
16 m awayRef 2009100528709
Slight
LDV Maxus crash on a C road in Northumberland, 22 December 2006
119 m awayRef 2006100967906
Slight
Mercedes 300 crash on the B6318 in Northumberland, 19 January 1998
188 m awayRef 199810B001598
Slight
Lorry crash on the B6318 in Northumberland, 10 August 1983
317 m awayRef 198310A413283
Slight
Minibus crash on the B6318 in Northumberland, 27 October 1979
446 m awayRef 197910A056579
Serious
Van crash on the B6318 in Northumberland, 20 February 1982
446 m awayRef 198210A401982
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Ford Kuga
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,997 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Kia Sportage
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 69 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,991 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Smart Forfour
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 999 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Kuga)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Sportage)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% 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 2017100227384 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.