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A189 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 23 March 2018 at 18:44 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a Seat Alhambra were involved in a crash on the A189 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 18:44 on Friday 23 March 2018. A 45-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Yaris was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Mar 2018
Friday, 18:44
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and Seat Alhambra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98151, longitude -1.63601, in the NE2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Arthur's Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4NL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018100280142
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
189
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Alhambra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2018100280142 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle upon Tyne road accident statistics for 2018.