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Serious A123 crash in Epping Forest on 24 May 1997 at 16:40 involving a Toyota Landcruiser

A Toyota Landcruiser and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A123 in Epping Forest at 16:40 on Saturday 24 May 1997. The 39-year-old male driver of the Toyota Landcruiser and the 33-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra were seriously injured and a 35-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Landcruiser was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 May 1997
Saturday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Toyota Landcruiser and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61598, longitude 0.07819, in the IG7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chigwell.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199701JB00409
Council area
Epping Forest
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
123
Road type
Single carriageway
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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 April 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,982 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Landcruiser)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Landcruiser)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199701JB00409 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epping Forest road accident statistics for 1997.