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A167 crash in Gateshead on 1 September 2017 at 22:24 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Volkswagen Jetta were involved in a crash on the A167 in Gateshead at 22:24 on Friday 1 September 2017. The 34-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Jetta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Sep 2017
Friday, 22:24
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Volkswagen Jetta
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96628, longitude -1.60447, in the NE8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 3BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017100246174
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
167
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
167

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
Wet or damp

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,959 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Jetta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    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 2017100246174 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.