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Serious B1307 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 22 May 2024 at 16:47 involving a Volvo S80

A Volvo S80 hit two pedestrians on the B1307 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 16:47 on Wednesday 22 May 2024. A 21-year-old female pedestrian and a 10-year-old male pedestrian were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 May 2024
Wednesday, 16:47
Vehicles
1
Volvo S80
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98089, longitude -1.60408, in the NE2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024101449013
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1307
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 March 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo S80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo S80)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo S80)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024101449013 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 2024.