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Fatal M11 crash in Uttlesford on 23 November 1994 at 01:50 involving a Leyland DAF FA 60 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 60 lorry and a Peugeot 405 were involved in a crash on the M11 in Uttlesford at 01:50 on Wednesday 23 November 1994. A 26-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Leyland DAF FA 60 lorry was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Nov 1994
Wednesday, 01:50
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 60 and Peugeot 405
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.86663, longitude 0.19532, in the CM23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19944200A0565
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
11
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
11

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 April 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 60

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, hit by vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 60)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 19944200A0565 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 1994.