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Fatal A1055 crash in Haringey on 1 July 1996 at 06:35 involving a Volvo 245

A Volvo 245 and an Audi Coupe were involved in a crash on the A1055 in Haringey at 06:35 on Monday 1 July 1996. A 34-year-old female passenger in the Audi Coupe was killed and the 36-year-old male driver of the Audi Coupe and the 37-year-old female driver of the Volvo 245 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Jul 1996
Monday, 06:35
Vehicles
2
Volvo 245 and Audi Coupe
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59261, longitude -0.05902, in the N17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haringey.

Map of where the crash happened in Haringey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199601YT00514
Council area
Haringey
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1055
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 245

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,100 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Coupe)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Coupe)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 245)

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 199601YT00514 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Haringey road accident statistics for 1996.