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A127 crash in Castle Point on 10 November 1990 at 19:15 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra, a Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A127 in Castle Point at 19:15 on Saturday 10 November 1990. The 56-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Nov 1990
Saturday, 19:15
Vehicles
3
Ford Sierra and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58403, longitude 0.58226, in the SS6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Castle Point

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19904200B0974
Council area
Castle Point
Police force
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
127
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 March 1991.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 19904200B0974 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Castle Point road accident statistics for 1990.