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Serious A1231 crash in Gateshead on 4 November 2025 at 20:05 involving a Kia Sportage

A Kia Sportage and a Ford Fusion were involved in a crash on the A1231 in Gateshead at 20:05 on Tuesday 4 November 2025. The 79-year-old male driver of the Ford Fusion was seriously injured and a 28-year-old female passenger in the Kia Sportage was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Nov 2025
Tuesday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
Kia Sportage and Ford Fusion
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.90176, longitude -1.5633, in the DH3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Birtley South, Gateshead, DH3 1AQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Gateshead

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025101663721
Council area
Gateshead
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1231
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A
Second road number
1

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
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 August 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Sportage

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fusion)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Sportage)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025101663721 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gateshead road accident statistics for 2025.