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A126 crash in Thurrock on 1 November 1990 at 12:55 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A126 in Thurrock at 12:55 on Thursday 1 November 1990. The 35-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort and the 57-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Nova were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Nov 1990
Thursday, 12:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45276, longitude 0.36756, in the RM18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tilbury.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19904200F1072
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
126
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 40 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 May 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

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 19904200F1072 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thurrock road accident statistics for 1990.