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Serious A69 crash in Northumberland on 21 January 2025 at 07:18 involving an Audi Q4

An Audi Q4 and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A69 in Northumberland at 07:18 on Tuesday 21 January 2025. The 52-year-old male driver of the Audi Q4 was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Jan 2025
Tuesday, 07:18
Vehicles
2
Audi Q4 and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.97963, longitude -2.53487, in the CA8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025101544520
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
69
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6318

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 March 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi Q4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    12,777 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi Q4)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2025101544520 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Northumberland road accident statistics for 2025.