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A68 crash in Northumberland on 15 September 2025 at 16:05 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf, a Vauxhall Combo van and an Audi TT were involved in a crash on the A68 in Northumberland at 16:05 on Monday 15 September 2025. The 41-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and the 31-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Combo van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Sep 2025
Monday, 16:05
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Golf and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.10766, longitude -2.128, in the NE48 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025101651100
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
68
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 October 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Combo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Audi TT

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Combo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2025101651100 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.