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Fatal B108 crash in Hackney on 12 November 1997 at 14:02 involving a Mazda 626

A Mazda 626 and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B108 in Hackney at 14:02 on Wednesday 12 November 1997. A 66-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 626 was killed and a 62-year-old male passenger in the Mazda 626 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Nov 1997
Wednesday, 14:02
Vehicles
2
Mazda 626 and Ford Transit
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54037, longitude -0.07019, in the E8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hackney.

Map of where the crash happened in Hackney

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199701GD00637
Council area
Hackney
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
108
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 17 April 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 626

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

    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 199701GD00637 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hackney road accident statistics for 1997.