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Fatal A1321 crash in Basildon on 22 December 1997 at 17:25 involving a Ford Fiesta

Two Ford Fiestas were involved in a crash on the A1321 in Basildon at 17:25 on Monday 22 December 1997. A 77-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 was killed, the 63-year-old female driver of vehicle 1 was seriously injured and the 37-year-old female driver of vehicle 2 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Dec 1997
Monday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and another
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57257, longitude 0.46254, in the SS14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Basildon.

Map of where the crash happened in Basildon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19974200B0684
Council area
Basildon
Police force
Essex
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1321
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 19974200B0684 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basildon road accident statistics for 1997.