This is our fifth annual blog sharing local media stories about people killed or injured in road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2023. In 2023 there were 5 fatalities, 91 serious injuries and 473 slight injuries on Newcastle’s roads, an average of 11 people injured every week.
While County Durham and Northumberland had substantially higher rates of people being killed or seriously injured in road traffic injuries, Newcastle upon Tyne had the worst record of the five urban local authorities that make up the remainder of the NE region.
Local Authority | Killed | Serious Injuries | Slight Injuries | Total |
County Durham | 22 | 185 | 394 | 601 |
Northumberland | 17 | 156 | 427 | 600 |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 5 | 91 | 473 | 569 |
Sunderland | 4 | 70 | 339 | 413 |
Gateshead | 1 | 78 | 285 | 364 |
North Tyneside | 2 | 48 | 250 | 300 |
South Tyneside | 2 | 27 | 139 | 168 |
Total NE Mayor region | 53 | 655 | 2,307 | 3,015 |
In the NE region as a whole, made up of the seven local authorities that be part of the new NE Mayoral authority from May 2024, there were 50 fatalities, 628 serious injuries and 2,233 slight injuries. Based on Department of Transport estimates, these injuries will have cost the NE region £315 million in 2023. Collisions where no one is injured and near misses are not recorded.
553 of those killed or injured in the NE region were pedestrians, including:
- 15 fatalities – 28% of total fatalities
- 158 serious injuries – 24% of the total
- 390 slight injuries
306 people were injured in road traffic collisions while cycling, 81 of which were serious. In 2023, no cyclists were killed on NE roads.
In the Northumbria Police region, which does not include County Durham, there were
- 31 fatalities
- 470 serious injuries
- 1,913 slight injuries
In the year April 2022 to March 2023 in Newcastle and Gateshead, North East Ambulance Service attended a total of 412 calls related to road traffic collisions. These consisted of:
- 12 Category 1 incidents for people with life-threatening injuries
- 317 category 2 “emergency calls”
- 83 category 3 “urgent calls”
Categories and target response times are explained on the NHS England website.
Stopping death and injuries due to road traffic collisions is the joint responsibility of government, local authorities and emergency services.
- The government sets road safety law and safety standards and provides funding for road safety projects.
- Local authorities are responsible for designing safe road layouts that minimise the likelihood of a collision and minimise the impact where collisions do happen.
- Police are responsible for deterring and preventing dangerous and careless driving.
- Ambulance and fire services ensure there is an appropriate and timely response when collisions do happen.
From May 2024, it will be the new NE Mayor’s responsibility to ensure the safety of people traveling on the main roads that make up the (yet to be defined) Key Route Network, whether walking, cycling, driving or using public transport.
Newcastle City Council had started to implement proven road safety interventions such as low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and school streets, including the school street at Grange First School which has now been made permanent. Progress appears to be faltering though with recent schemes at Fenham and Jesmond removed, due to Newcastle City Council choosing to prioritise vehicle journey times over road safety. The roll-out of further school streets to improve safety for children travelling to school also appears to be on hold.
Meanwhile the government has withdrawn statutory guidance aiming to make roads safer for people walking and cycling, and is now focused on a “Plan for Drivers“. This does little to address road danger and appears to be based on conspiracy theories rather than any actual evidence of what would make roads safer.
Earlier this year SPACE for Gosforth responded to Northumbria Police’s consultation on its Police and Crime plan setting out evidence that fear of being caught is the greatest deterrent to dangerous driving. We are not aware of any changes made to road traffic policing following this consultation.
Andy Singer just gets it. Every single time. pic.twitter.com/cP1Z9owUZl
— Streetfilms (Now 1,100+ films!) (@Streetfilms) September 15, 2023
As in previous years, the vast majority of incidents where people are hurt due to road traffic collisions are not reported in the media, so this is only a snapshot. It also doesn’t show any of the indirect consequences of dangerous driving e.g. children not being allowed to play outside or walk or cycle to school.
Again we want to express our thanks to everyone who is working towards making NE roads safer, and to media and other organisations continuing to highlight the terrible toll of road traffic collisions in our region.
Data on injuries from road traffic collisions is taken from the NE Road User Casualty website. Data on ambulance call outs was obtained by freedom of information request.
2023 |
JANUARY 2023
At 01/01/2023, 03:14:18 a driver seems to have been travelling at an average speed of 124.73 MPH between the Royal Infirmary and Grandstand Road on the A167 #SpeederBot #Speeding #Speedkills #Roadsafety #Newcastle
— WestEndSpeeders (@WESpeeders) January 1, 2023
The West End Speeders feed was sadly stopped by its owner in February 2023 due to Twitter (now X) introducing charges for automated reporting, having recorded multiple instances of vehicles travelling in excess of 100mph on Central Motorway.
A167(M) Central Motorway, southbound delays and lane one is blocked on the exit slip road for the A1058 Jesmond Road heading east due to a single vehicle collision requiring recovery. Police at scene.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/hTleRBPX8y
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) January 10, 2023
The van driver was cleared of causing the pensioner's deathhttps://t.co/7kOMfPbIbx
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) January 10, 2023
A167(M) Central Motorway, southbound delays and traffic is building up due to a single vehicle collision between the Claremont Rd and B1318 exit skip road.#Newcastle @TheSandK @bbcnewcastle @INRIXtraffic_N pic.twitter.com/uIAbH6fKtp
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) January 12, 2023
The car was looking worse for wear but luckily nobody was injuredhttps://t.co/3jmRqAfDF1
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) January 15, 2023
🚘 COLLISION
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) January 18, 2023
📌 A1 (Southbound) J80 #SeatonBurn to J79 #NorthBrunton
ℹ️ Lane 1 is blocked pic.twitter.com/uNQR3ivwhE
'I'm not a criminal, right!' 🚓❌
— Northumbria Police (@northumbriapol) January 18, 2023
More than 230 suspected drink or drug drivers were arrested in Northumbria alone during an @PoliceChiefs winter crackdown.
🎥 This footage shows some drivers admitting they're over the limit, while others tried to protest their innocence. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/Y5cgtghDU7
One person was taken to hospital after the road was closed to traffichttps://t.co/TSTnOLkfeK
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) January 24, 2023
BREAKING: #NUFC star Joelinton has been fined and banned from driving after pleading guilty to drink-drivinghttps://t.co/sSaPj76k7c
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) January 26, 2023
An elderly man was injured after being hit by a car https://t.co/gLmeENCo4h
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) January 30, 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
A1058 Coast Road Westbound just before Benfield Road, 3 vehicle RTC partially obstructing lane 2.#Newcastle #NorthTyneside pic.twitter.com/fLihdEmYlf
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) February 3, 2023
A mindless driver clocked 70mph on 20mph roads after claiming he 'panicked'https://t.co/FiVxnUWaWV
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) February 4, 2023
Two students have been banned from the roads after they were caught riding e-scooters while over the limithttps://t.co/prnFAF1nbN
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) February 6, 2023
A167(M) Central Motorway, Northbound, 2 vehicle collision by A193 Newbridge Street roundabout causing delays onto Tyne Bridge.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/9ENJyXEnn3
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) February 6, 2023
B1318 Great North road, northbound traffic is building up on the approach to the Blue House roundabout due to a 2 vehicle collision (on the roundabout). Police at the scene.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/ao3I2lZ2o0
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) February 7, 2023
We are concerned to learn that a cyclist was hospitalised after a collision at the Benton Bank junction with Jesmond Park West yesterday. Visibility and safety is poor at this location. We will continue to explore ways of reducing traffic to make this location safer.
— Manor Park Lib Dems 🔶 (@ManorParkLD) February 16, 2023
The road was blocked off by emergency services at the scenehttps://t.co/kluunAFyYp
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) February 28, 2023
MARCH 2023
Police received a report of a collision involving a teenage boy on a bike and a bus.
— Northumbria Police (@northumbriapol) March 1, 2023
Emergency services attended and the 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries where he currently remains in a critical condition.
(2/4)
A dangerous driver has been told it's 'sheer luck he didn't kill somebody' after travelling at almost three times the speed limit whilst intoxicated. ❌
— Northumbria Police (@northumbriapol) March 2, 2023
Liam O’Rourke has been banned from the roads after hurtling down Chillingham Road in Heaton area on February 10. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/d76b2R8YEj
There were no serious injurieshttps://t.co/7SE51ecXM7
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 3, 2023
Ambulance crews were called to the crash off the Coast Roadhttps://t.co/0XVmFmRkKh
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 3, 2023
A man suspected of drink driving, who could hardly walk, faces jail after refusing to give a blood sample https://t.co/7SBcZmKl5t
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 4, 2023
A banned driver has admitted speeding-off from police and driving "erratically" along a busy Tyneside road in a bid to avoid capture https://t.co/CKLnwbjDpH
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 6, 2023
Police are appealing for any witnesseshttps://t.co/Np1bsAys3r
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 6, 2023
A167(M) Central Motorway, northbound delays and a lane 2 closure prior to the A189 Grandstand Road junction in Cow Hill due to three vehicle RTC. Police on scene.#Newcastle @NewcastleCC @bbcnewcastle @INRIXtraffic_N @TheSandK pic.twitter.com/zoRULUZFFP
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) March 7, 2023
Thankfully the injuries are not thought to be serioushttps://t.co/ldiUICcB0d
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 7, 2023
A186 Westgate Road, the road is currently blocked heading westbound from the junction of the A189 St James Blvd due to a two vehicle collision between a car and HGV.#Newcastle @NewcastleCC @bbcnewcastle @TheSandK @StagecoachNE @gonortheast pic.twitter.com/RxZHn559fQ
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) March 10, 2023
Luc Roman was breathalysed after police noticed a smell of booze coming from his Vauxhall Astrahttps://t.co/3S2oYTYufb
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 12, 2023
A695 Scotswood Road, westbound delays whilst the recovery of a car takes place near the junction of Ord Street from an earlier collision. #Newcastle pic.twitter.com/d9fj7phwdC
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) March 8, 2023
Police and paramedics were called to a crash on Chillingham Roadhttps://t.co/rlDUu6yZYx
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 17, 2023
A191/A189 Haddricks Mill, delays on all approaches to and through the junction due to recovery works from an earlier collision.#Newcastle #NorthTyneside pic.twitter.com/qjGFXaRKUk
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) March 16, 2023
He felt he had been slighted so chased after the cyclist and took several swings at him with one of his crutches in front of shocked onlookers https://t.co/RhHffDUIfI
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 23, 2023
One person was taken to hospitalhttps://t.co/rlDUu6yZYx
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) March 24, 2023
💥 COLLISION
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) March 29, 2023
📌 Scotswood Road (Westbound) approach to A189 Redheugh Bridge, #Newcastle
ℹ️ Lane is currently blocked. Police on scene pic.twitter.com/hdf9Dp3t6P
APRIL 2023
Uninsured Jamie Ogg, who had also never passed a driving test, had taken his girlfriend's car without her consent https://t.co/xZZpaFAdBh
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) April 6, 2023
A man and woman have been taken to hospital following a city centre collision https://t.co/mMCCZ591Ms
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) April 7, 2023
He told police: "I admit driving the van, I've drank six or seven pints"https://t.co/dslVsHFgVA
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) April 9, 2023
A193 New Bridge Street, westbound delays and lane one is currently blocked due to a collision on the roundabout above the A167(M) Central Motorway.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/yLwlqs2xIa
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) April 12, 2023
SC 5224 Hanif & SC 5209 Simm attended an RTC in #Newcastle last night. Driver arrested for drink driving! #NPSpecials #Volunteers pic.twitter.com/IY4lT8U5WV
— NP Volunteers (@NPVolunteers) April 12, 2023
Driver and Metro passengers escape injury as car and train collide at level crossing https://t.co/yZTj5trq2U
— BBC North East (@BBCNEandCumbria) April 13, 2023
John Gorman was spotted swerving on a main road https://t.co/I1Yyew7sah
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) April 17, 2023
A driver went on a "demolition derby" after crashing into parked and moving cars https://t.co/v9MJmW8DZb
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) April 20, 2023
Teenage pedestrian taken to Newcastle RVI after being hit by car in Kenton 29/04/2023
Police 'swarmed' a residential street as emergency services responded to the collisionhttps://t.co/mjk3bxpXNa
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) April 30, 2023
MAY 2023
One person was taken to hospital after the Gosforth roundabout crashhttps://t.co/S9E4B6ezP5
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) May 2, 2023
The man fled the scene on foot after hitting the officer and elderly woman https://t.co/o8Em8OLIyn
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) May 2, 2023
He went through red lights and lost control before crashing as he tried to get away from policehttps://t.co/qZj7k7uCur
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) May 19, 2023
💥
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) May 23, 2023
Collision
A167(M) Central Motorway, southbound, lane 2 partially obstructed due to a collision on the underpass adjoining onto the A1058 Jesmond Road. Traffic urged to proceed with caution.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/wzCD5XKxCR
Rogue North East drivers who have been caught drinking, racing away or even causing serious injury ChronicleLive 29/5/2023
JUNE 2023
A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being involved in a collision with a car in the early hours of the morninghttps://t.co/QjIiT5HZLK
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) June 10, 2023
The #A1 is CLOSED in both directions between the #A696/#A167 near #NorthKenton and #A1056 near #Gosforth #NewcastleUponTyne due to a collision.
— National Highways: North-East (@HighwaysNEAST) June 17, 2023
Emergency services are on scene.
More info to follow. pic.twitter.com/gPCC9ArkDK
Police are at the scene of the incident on the pedestrianised street in Newcastle city centrehttps://t.co/qTL0S0catX
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) June 19, 2023
He was three times over the limit when he left a party at the househttps://t.co/F0QJZkKM16
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) June 19, 2023
💥INCIDENT
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) June 20, 2023
A1058 Stephenson Road eastbound, just past Corner House, partial lane 1 closure due to a traffic incident. #Newcastle pic.twitter.com/1lcG9HB3H1
A man suffered a fractured leg after being run over by a van at The Hoppings funfairhttps://t.co/1Er6qlrbJY
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) June 20, 2023
He left his fiancée in the passenger seat as he ran offhttps://t.co/1sTFkULHFR
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) June 26, 2023
Police are investigating the disturbance which broke out following a two-car collisionhttps://t.co/nVSOtdJlCo
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) June 26, 2023
The recovery operation took several hourshttps://t.co/Ve2aCKnYOl
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) June 29, 2023
JULY 2023
Banned Benwell driver claimed he was someone else despite being shown photo of himself 2/7/2023
💥Incident
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) July 4, 2023
Freeman Road southbound carriageway obstructed by the entrance to the Freeman Hospital. Incident with a car and Tyne and Wear Fire Services. #Newcastle pic.twitter.com/Tq0BzcSk88
A driver lost control of his car and hit a man before crushed him against a building https://t.co/Dg9EYSB2ZI
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) July 9, 2023
A1058 Stephenson Road, the damaged vehicles from the earlier collision are now being recovered however the cleansing works will need to be completed before the road is fully open.#Newcastle @NewcastleCC @TheSandK @bbcnewcastle pic.twitter.com/HinRefZBrV
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) July 11, 2023
A167(M) Central Motorway Southbound, lane one has been cleared after the recovery of a damaged car from an earlier collision near the A1058 exit slip road.#Newcastle @NewcastleCC @TheSandK @bbcnewcastle @INRIXtraffic_N pic.twitter.com/dG8wxCGnJz
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) July 13, 2023
The van driver has said someone could have been killed in the incident on the A1https://t.co/42GcDj3HlK
— Chronicle Travel (@ChronicleTravel) July 28, 2023
He is now facing a further banhttps://t.co/bjflQv2F21
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) July 31, 2023
AUGUST 2023
The Uber Eats delivery driver was pulled over after officers saw his vehicle clipping a curbhttps://t.co/Lt4voELX5y
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) August 6, 2023
Market Street, the road remains closed near the A193 New Bridge Street Roundabout for cleansing works after an earlier collision between a car and a taxi.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/F5XOxqrTB0
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) August 11, 2023
Vehicle crashes into Westway Vets on West Road, Newcastle. August 11, 2023
Four people have been injured in a crash and police are now hunting for driver https://t.co/HlFBHgxhBx
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) August 14, 2023
One person was taken to hospital after a car smashed into a veterinary hospital in Newcastle https://t.co/AfRFYsTBCi
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) August 15, 2023
Breaking: Large emergency response on Newcastle Central Motorway after motorbike accident https://t.co/JIrSPC4yLz
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) August 17, 2023
So tragic https://t.co/BgX1yRm6KR
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) August 24, 2023
He admitted driving without due care and attentionhttps://t.co/lt7JhU7d6V
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) August 24, 2023
💥Collision
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) August 25, 2023
B1600 Portland Terrace/A1058 by bus depot, 2 vehicles collision.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/ptxFd8t5kA
Layton Darwood tragically died after falling underneath the trailer of a Ford Transit Tipperhttps://t.co/XIchgVpYHu
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) August 29, 2023
The driver told police he 'panicked' when he gave them the wrong namehttps://t.co/RFyOQ3VMva
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) August 30, 2023
SEPTEMBER 2023
"He will never be forgotten"https://t.co/DLcHaBLoal
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) September 4, 2023
The collision cause major congestionhttps://t.co/8oTfLDb75V
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) September 4, 2023
He has been told to expect an immediate custodial sentencehttps://t.co/gZEPYv8hr1
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) September 4, 2023
The five-year-old was tragically killed after getting trapped under the wheel of a van 💔https://t.co/bu9ZuJnCsr
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) September 4, 2023
A man was rescued by firefighters after getting trapped in the carhttps://t.co/Pe6ZtTQFmQ
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) September 12, 2023
A number of vehicles were allegedly hit by a car in a Newcastle suburb before it crashed into a hedgehttps://t.co/MIMPVdidym
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) September 13, 2023
A167 Southbound delays and lanes one and two blocked due to a three vehicle collision between the A189 Grandstand Road and Claremont Rd junctions.
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) September 19, 2023
Police are travelling#Newcastle @TheSandK @bbcnewcastle @NewcastleCC pic.twitter.com/bZRJlckqec
A167(M) Central Motorway Southbound, lane 3 is partial obstructed due to an earlier two vehicle collision prior to the A1058 exit.#Newcastle @NewcastleCC @bbcnewcastle @INRIXtraffic_N pic.twitter.com/XgxejF726v
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) September 20, 2023
A police car has overturned after being involved in a crash with another vehicle https://t.co/mf6eWTole9
— BBC North East (@BBCNEandCumbria) September 20, 2023
The danger driver went through red lights, weaved in and out of traffic, crossed onto the wrong side of the road then rode down a footpathhttps://t.co/rnaUvU5f4T
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) September 21, 2023
OCTOBER 2023
He was still over the drink drive limit from New Year's Eve when he lost control of his carhttps://t.co/xvahyGwddz
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) October 2, 2023
Mehrdad Ghodoussi, 50, was caught out by road safety campaigner Mike van Erp, known as “Cycling Mikey”, who filmed him near his Mayfair home and posted the footage on YouTube. https://t.co/5qGtFKlmzu
— Standard News (@standardnews) October 2, 2023
DfT estimates the cost of crashes on Great Britain roads at £43 billion with most of the costs coming from casualty crashes that people are not reporting to the police. For detail and background on under-reporting see our latest blog.https://t.co/JvCHTvbwIg pic.twitter.com/GIFUyi1sEf
— Action Vision Zero (@ActionVZ) October 4, 2023
Newcastle Road closed following one vehicle collision15 October 2023
Tragedy as teenager dies after being hit by car while waiting at Newcastle bus stophttps://t.co/TxONydvr0L pic.twitter.com/Ibhc9VwtCY
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) October 16, 2023
A 19-year-old man who was killed when a car crashed into a bus stop has been named https://t.co/5wTtV5FA9E
— BBC North East (@BBCNEandCumbria) October 18, 2023
Man in hospital with serious injuries after early hours incident that closed Gosforth road https://t.co/wp06VitmTp pic.twitter.com/bCZtrScvf2
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) October 16, 2023
A1058 Coast Road/Stephenson Rd, westbound delays and lane one is currently closed approaching the Corner House junction due to a collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle .#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/Qw2s2WiQ9H
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) October 17, 2023
Newcastle United's Miguel Almiron banned from driving and fined £660 after failing to give police informationhttps://t.co/h068kBkc9E pic.twitter.com/zLzOsf44P3
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) October 20, 2023
Drink-driver caught after travelling to Byker McDonald’s following bust-up with girlfriend ChroncileLive 22/10/2023
💥 COLLISION
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) October 26, 2023
📌 A167 (Southbound) at Claremont Road, #Newcastle
ℹ️ 4 vehicles have collided. Queue is past A189 Grandstand Rd currently.
🕖 Travel time A167 (SB) Cowgate to Tyne Bridge is currently 40 mins. pic.twitter.com/0O6HGNAGn7
Man suffers serious leg, pelvis and face injuries after being hit by vehicle on A189 in North Tynesidehttps://t.co/pOW9iRZ4kN pic.twitter.com/5oxKEsLcAl
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) October 26, 2023
Police called to Newcastle RVI after vehicle crashes into hospitalhttps://t.co/V3xx5XH14p pic.twitter.com/4yNKuqFkov
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) October 27, 2023
A drink driver smashed into a bus and car before fleeing the scene and being found in a "dreadful state"https://t.co/bZ7EjTKBPT pic.twitter.com/nSpVkwyS9p
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) October 28, 2023
Woman, 64, critical but stable after being hit by car at McDonald's drive-thru in Bykerhttps://t.co/3k4Wfw9FOPhttps://t.co/3k4Wfw9FOP
— ITV News Tyne Tees (@itvtynetees) October 30, 2023
Driver flees scene after smashing into parked cars and garden wall on Jesmond streethttps://t.co/dvlcRXfJDp pic.twitter.com/zT9dgnVEF6
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) October 31, 2023
NOVEMBER 2023
Walker drink-driver vows never to get behind wheel again after smashing into railingshttps://t.co/ELv44qFhnI pic.twitter.com/R9NZwh7iFO
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) November 4, 2023
Newcastle drink-driver caught ‘weaving’ down road after thinking he only drank juice at party
ChronicleLive 5/11/2023
Multi-vehicle collision on Central Motorway causes long tailbacks during rush hourhttps://t.co/X1sXdLUH6h pic.twitter.com/AmBgAvcDF8
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) November 7, 2023
Liam O’Connor, 20, was struck by a silver Peugeot 308 on Great North Road in Jesmond on 10 June 2023. He is the 4th person to die in a road traffic collision in Newcastle in 2023. https://t.co/DOb77XsDF6
— space for gosforth (@space4gosforth) November 13, 2023
Longbenton teen 'astonishingly' cautioned eight times by 'busy' police before writing off sports carhttps://t.co/JnJuEeNQof pic.twitter.com/9famftbbjz
— The Journal (@TheJournalNews) November 13, 2023
Judge gives 'one chance' to 18-year-old after BMW joy ride in Jesmond.https://t.co/7nMM9WorCT
— ITV News Tyne Tees (@itvtynetees) November 13, 2023
💥A1 Western Bypass, Southbound lane one remains closed prior to A167 / B6324 Westerhope / Stamfordham Rd Interchange due to a collision.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/mly9luMeVe
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) November 14, 2023
A1058 Jesmond Road, the carriageway is closed in part at the junction of Osborne Rd/and Osborne Tce due to a two vehicle collision.#Newcastle @NewcastleCC pic.twitter.com/YSuMgKoyuh
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) November 20, 2023
Hello everyone,
— Ouseburn Farm (@OuseburnFarm) November 22, 2023
I want to share some really sad news this morning. Our resident farm cat, Mabel, was tragically killed by a vehicle on Lime Street overnight. We’re absolutely devastated. She was only at the farm for a short time, but she became a huge part of the farm family. pic.twitter.com/jWW0QMwnP1
Woman in 70s injured after being hit by car in Kingston Park in Newcastlehttps://t.co/jSXgDGSdeD pic.twitter.com/r7ZR0BySIP
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) November 23, 2023
Person taken to hospital following one-vehicle collision on Tyne Bridge https://t.co/rtpPTRMjoa pic.twitter.com/41VQ6JsPQ9
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) November 27, 2023
(1) A1058 Jesmond Road, lane one remains closed near the Punch Bowl Ph after an earlier collision with tail backs onto the A167(M) Central Motorway and further back towards the A189 Grandstand Road.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/QdVWR6GBCW
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) November 30, 2023
💥Collision
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) November 30, 2023
A167 (Northbound) approaching Cowgate, lane 1 obstructed due to a 2 vehicle collision.
Journey Time Tyne Bridge to Cowgate 27 minutes.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/T3LSYPAS5x
DECEMBER 2023
💥Collision
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) December 4, 2023
📌A1058 Coast Road Eastbound near the Golf Course before the A186 Station Road, three vehicle collision causing heavy traffic and tails back into Jesmond.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/Nil6AciMOE
A banned driver who caused five-year-old Layton Darwood's death in Fenham and then gave police a false name has been jailed for six years https://t.co/3QwOiM3D3X
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) December 4, 2023
📌B1318 High Street (Northbound) – Moorfield to A191 Church/Salters' Road.
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) December 6, 2023
Incident involving an ambulance obstructing bus lane causing traffic and congestion with journey time 12mins.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/XNZlxy9V8I
Fenham drug dealer snared after fiddling with his waistband during police stop for speeding 10 December 2023
Speeding drivers raced each other at around 100mph between Newcastle and Tynemouth before being caught by copshttps://t.co/irS0N4N9Rq pic.twitter.com/shQvfgcUyF
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) December 19, 2023
A695 Scotswood Road, lane 1 remains closed either side of the junction with William Armstrong Drive due to a earlier two vehicle collision.#Newcastle pic.twitter.com/Dst7FxCm9y
— North East Live Traffic (@NELiveTraffic) December 21, 2023
Taxi driver jailed for deliberately knocking down passenger on his stag weekendhttps://t.co/r5P6Y0vfoP pic.twitter.com/2ElqUVi5d9
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) December 22, 2023
Footnote – SPACE for Gosforth always aims to use collision or crash rather than ‘accident’ to describe road traffic collisions. Road traffic collisions are preventable. Road Peace, a charity that supports people bereaved or injured by road crashes, explains.
Using 'accident' to describe a crash presumes no fault, and implies that it was unexpected and unavoidable. In reality, road deaths are preventable, often caused by the actions of drivers, and the failure of our transport and legal system. It's time to end the language of denial. pic.twitter.com/cSKAWP1bDw
— RoadPeace (@RoadPeace) September 1, 2023