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Serious A1061 crash in Northumberland on 2 November 2022 at 12:40 involving a Mini Cooper

A Mini Cooper and a Seat Leon were involved in a crash on the A1061 in Northumberland at 12:40 on Wednesday 2 November 2022. The 30-year-old female driver of the Seat Leon was seriously injured and the 60-year-old female driver of the Mini Cooper was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Nov 2022
Wednesday, 12:40
Vehicles
2
Mini Cooper and Seat Leon
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.09767, longitude -1.56803, in the NE23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cramlington North, Northumberland, NE23 3JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022101239595
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1061
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1505

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 March 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mini Cooper)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2022101239595 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 2022.