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A189 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 21 May 2021 at 20:12 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Citroen C3 were involved in a crash on the A189 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 20:12 on Friday 21 May 2021. The 47-year-old male driver of the Citroen C3 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet slip road with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 May 2021
Friday, 20:12
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Citroen C3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98945, longitude -1.6381, 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
2021101047764
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
189
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Raining with 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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C3)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2021101047764 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 2021.