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A12 crash in Colchester on 17 January 1994 at 08:50 involving a Skoda Favorit

A lorry and a Skoda Favorit were involved in a crash on the A12 in Colchester at 08:50 on Monday 17 January 1994. The 48-year-old female driver of the Skoda Favorit, a 25-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Favorit and a 73-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Favorit were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 1994
Monday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Skoda Favorit
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.87289, longitude 0.77196, in the CO6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Colchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19944200E0042
Council area
Colchester
Police force
Essex
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 11 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Favorit

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Favorit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Favorit)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Favorit)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 19944200E0042 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Colchester road accident statistics for 1994.