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Serious A1 crash in Northumberland on 17 October 2025 at 10:05 involving a Volkswagen Golf

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Golf and an agricultural vehicle, were involved in a crash on the A1 in Northumberland at 10:05 on Friday 17 October 2025. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Oct 2025
Friday, 10:05
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Golf and 3 others
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.51857, longitude -1.74591, in the NE67 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025101655721
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 21 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    5,655 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Suzuki Celerio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    88 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 4: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 88, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Suzuki Celerio)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Suzuki Celerio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Hyundai Tucson)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 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 2025101655721 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.