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Serious unclassified road crash in Uttlesford CM22 on 12 December 1996 at 19:49 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5 and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Uttlesford at 19:49 on Thursday 12 December 1996. The 26-year-old male driver of the Renault 5, an 18-year-old male passenger in the Renault 5 and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Renault 5 were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Dec 1996
Thursday, 19:49
Vehicles
2
Renault 5 and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88701, longitude 0.26345, in the CM22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Burton End.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19964200A0814
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 August 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

    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 19964200A0814 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.