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B1027 crash in Tendring on 20 July 1996 at 18:05 involving a Ford Transit van

Four vehicles, including a Ford Transit van and a Ford Escort, were involved in a crash on the B1027 in Tendring at 18:05 on Saturday 20 July 1996. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jul 1996
Saturday, 18:05
Vehicles
4
Ford Transit and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.84939, longitude 1.01405, in the CO7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Tendring

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19964200D0261
Council area
Tendring
Police force
Essex
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1027
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Citroen BX)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Citroen BX)

    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 19964200D0261 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tendring road accident statistics for 1996.