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C road crash in Camden WC1B on 3 January 1997 at 23:25 involving an MG Midget

An MG Midget and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on a C road in Camden at 23:25 on Friday 3 January 1997. The 28-year-old female driver of the MG Midget was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jan 1997
Friday, 23:25
Vehicles
2
MG Midget and Dennis
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51816, longitude -0.12619, in the WC1B postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden.

Map of where the crash happened in Camden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199701EO00003
Council area
Camden
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 September 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG Midget

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,491 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    5,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG Midget)

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 199701EO00003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Camden road accident statistics for 1997.