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B601 crash in Gateshead on 18 December 2023 at 16:30 involving a Seat Ateca

A Seat Ateca, a bicycle and a Peugeot 208 were involved in a crash on the B601 in Gateshead at 16:30 on Monday 18 December 2023. The male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2023
Monday, 16:30
Vehicles
3
Seat Ateca and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.94791, longitude -1.62345, in the NE8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gateshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunston, Teams & Riverside, Gateshead, NE8 2XY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023101391689
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
601
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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 November 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ateca

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2023101391689 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.