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Serious B1021 crash in Maldon on 17 February 1997 at 10:54 involving a Citroen BX

A Citroen BX and a Suzuki Alto were involved in a crash on the B1021 in Maldon at 10:54 on Monday 17 February 1997. The 77-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Alto and a 75-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Alto were seriously injured and a 77-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Alto was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Feb 1997
Monday, 10:54
Vehicles
2
Citroen BX and Suzuki Alto
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65322, longitude 0.8155, in the CM0 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Maldon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19974200C0089
Council area
Maldon
Police force
Essex
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1021
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 January 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Alto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Alto)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Alto)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Alto)

    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 19974200C0089 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Maldon road accident statistics for 1997.