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Unclassified road crash in Gateshead NE11 on 13 May 2022 at 21:38 involving an Audi A1

An Audi A1 and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead at 21:38 on Friday 13 May 2022. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 May 2022
Friday, 21:38
Vehicles
2
Audi A1 and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.95772, longitude -1.6751, in the NE11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blaydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whickham North & Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3AS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022101179952
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 28 June 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A1)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A1)

    Car passenger
    Front seat 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 2022101179952 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gateshead road accident statistics for 2022.