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B1311 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 1 July 2023 at 20:12 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Kia Picanto were involved in a crash on the B1311 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 20:12 on Saturday 1 July 2023. A 30-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Kia Picanto were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jul 2023
Saturday, 20:12
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Kia Picanto
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97706, longitude -1.68552, in the NE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7UT 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
2023101326792
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1311
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 July 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,086 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Picanto)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2023101326792 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 2023.