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Serious A102 crash in Tower Hamlets on 19 November 1996 at 14:57 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and two Ford Escorts were involved in a crash on the A102 in Tower Hamlets at 14:57 on Tuesday 19 November 1996. There were six casualties: two people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Nov 1996
Tuesday, 14:57
Vehicles
3
Ford Sierra and 2 others
Casualties
6
2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52031, longitude -0.01064, in the E14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199601HH00436
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
102
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 December 2022.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

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

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    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 199601HH00436 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 1996.