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Fatal B1053 crash in Uttlesford on 24 August 1992 at 18:45 involving a Peugeot 205

A Peugeot 205 and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the B1053 in Uttlesford at 18:45 on Monday 24 August 1992. An 85-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 205 was killed, the 77-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 205 was seriously injured and the 25-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Aug 1992
Monday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 205 and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.01323, longitude 0.34779, in the CB10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19924200G0537
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1053
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1054

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 1 December 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

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 19924200G0537 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Uttlesford road accident statistics for 1992.