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A189 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 January 2020 at 17:50 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

An Alexander Dennis bus crashed on the A189 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 17:50 on Saturday 25 January 2020. A female passenger and a female passenger were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Jan 2020
Saturday, 17:50
Vehicles
1
Alexander Dennis
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96216, longitude -1.61891, in the NE8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7AD 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
2020100924941
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 November 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 2020100924941 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 2020.