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Fatal B1058 crash in Braintree on 21 December 1997 at 15:35 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Renault 5 were involved in a crash on the B1058 in Braintree at 15:35 on Sunday 21 December 1997. A 34-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Dec 1997
Sunday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Renault 5
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.00334, longitude 0.65252, in the CO9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Braintree

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19974200A0887
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1058
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 July 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 19974200A0887 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Braintree road accident statistics for 1997.