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B173 crash in Epping Forest on 3 October 1992 at 19:45 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra, an Austin Metro and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B173 in Epping Forest at 19:45 on Saturday 3 October 1992. The 26-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Oct 1992
Saturday, 19:45
Vehicles
3
Ford Sierra and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61614, longitude 0.09943, in the IG7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Epping Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199201JB00322
Council area
Epping Forest
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
173
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 1 March 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

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 199201JB00322 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epping Forest road accident statistics for 1992.