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Serious B1342 crash in Northumberland on 16 January 2019 at 09:10 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the B1342 in Northumberland at 09:10 on Wednesday 16 January 2019. The 21-year-old male driver of the Scania lorry was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Jan 2019
Wednesday, 09:10
Vehicles
2
Scania and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.59561, longitude -1.79838, in the NE70 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019100355117
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1342
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 April 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    8,970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    6,370 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019100355117 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 2019.