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Serious A194(M) crash in South Tyneside on 13 December 2024 at 17:45 involving a Kawasaki ZR motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZR motorcycle crashed on the A194(M) in South Tyneside at 17:45 on Friday 13 December 2024. The 55-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Dec 2024
Friday, 17:45
Vehicles
1
Kawasaki ZR
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.94528, longitude -1.51568, in the NE36 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fellgate & Hedworth, South Tyneside, NE10 8YB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Tyneside

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024101529980
Council area
South Tyneside
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
194
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
194

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 September 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZR

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    948 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZR)

    Serious injury band
    Less 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 2024101529980 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Tyneside road accident statistics for 2024.