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A19 crash in South Tyneside on 7 December 2020 at 13:30 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the A19 in South Tyneside at 13:30 on Monday 7 December 2020. The 22-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks lorry and a 21-year-old male passenger in the DAF Trucks lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2020
Monday, 13:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and DAF Trucks
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.9412, longitude -1.47416, in the NE36 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boldon Colliery, South Tyneside, NE35 9PZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020101004850
Council area
South Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
19
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
19

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    4,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    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 2020101004850 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Tyneside road accident statistics for 2020.