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Fatal A120 crash in Braintree on 6 August 1984 at 08:20 involving a car

A car, a van and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A120 in Braintree at 08:20 on Monday 6 August 1984. The 35-year-old male driver of the car and the 48-year-old male driver of the van were killed, one other person was seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Aug 1984
Monday, 08:20
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
4
2 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.8811, longitude 0.68935, in the CO6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Braintree

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19844200C0848
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
120
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 27 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 June 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

  • Vehicle 3: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 48, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 3 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 3 (Minibus)

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 19844200C0848 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Braintree road accident statistics for 1984.