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Serious B137 crash in Enfield on 18 June 1992 at 23:27 involving a Lotus Elan

A Lotus Elan and a Ford Capri were involved in a crash on the B137 in Enfield at 23:27 on Thursday 18 June 1992. The 21-year-old male driver of the Lotus Elan was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jun 1992
Thursday, 23:27
Vehicles
2
Lotus Elan and Ford Capri
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6287, longitude -0.04448, in the N9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Enfield.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199201YE00330
Council area
Enfield
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
137
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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 April 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lotus Elan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Lotus Elan)

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 199201YE00330 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Enfield road accident statistics for 1992.