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A189 crash in Gateshead on 25 March 2023 at 14:59 involving a Mercedes Gla Class

A Mercedes Gla Class and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A189 in Gateshead at 14:59 on Saturday 25 March 2023. The 59-year-old male driver of the other vehicle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Mar 2023
Saturday, 14:59
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Gla Class and vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96036, longitude -1.61689, in the NE8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023101291342
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
189
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Second road class
A
Second road number
189

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 February 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Gla Class

    Car

    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2

    Vehicle type not recorded

    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, in vehicle 2 (Vehicle)

    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 2023101291342 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 2023.