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A1068 crash in Northumberland on 6 December 2025 at 16:25 involving a Mercedes Cla Class

A car and a Mercedes Cla Class were involved in a crash on the A1068 in Northumberland at 16:25 on Saturday 6 December 2025. The 23-year-old female driver of the Mercedes Cla Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 2025
Saturday, 16:25
Vehicles
2
Car and Mercedes Cla Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.18327, longitude -1.60246, in the NE63 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bothal, Northumberland, NE63 8PR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Northumberland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025101679782
Council area
Northumberland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1068
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
197

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

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Cla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Cla Class)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025101679782 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.