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A1 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 23 February 2022 at 17:29 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira, a car and a Hyundai i30 were involved in a crash on the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 17:29 on Wednesday 23 February 2022. A 54-year-old male passenger in the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Feb 2022
Wednesday, 17:29
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Zafira and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97299, longitude -1.69691, in the NE15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6UW 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
2022101147118
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dry
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, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 March 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    6,752 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Hyundai i30

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022101147118 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 2022.