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A1 crash in Gateshead on 31 October 2017 at 17:25 involving a Toyota Aygo

A Toyota Aygo and a Seat Leon were involved in a crash on the A1 in Gateshead at 17:25 on Tuesday 31 October 2017. The 32-year-old female driver of the Seat Leon was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Oct 2017
Tuesday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Toyota Aygo and Seat Leon
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.93198, longitude -1.62772, in the NE11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lobley Hill & Bensham, Gateshead, NE11 0EG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017100246118
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 October 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Aygo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

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 2017100246118 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gateshead road accident statistics for 2017.