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M11 crash in Uttlesford on 22 March 1996 at 06:15 involving a Mercedes van

Five vehicles, including a car and a Mercedes van, were involved in a crash on the M11 in Uttlesford at 06:15 on Friday 22 March 1996. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Mar 1996
Friday, 06:15
Vehicles
5
Mercedes and 4 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.05067, longitude 0.19208, in the CB10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19964200A0182
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 October 2016.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

  • Vehicle 3: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 5: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 68, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 19964200A0182 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 1996.