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Serious A112 crash in Newham on 28 February 1998 at 02:59 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A112 in Newham at 02:59 on Saturday 28 February 1998. There were five casualties: four people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Feb 1998
Saturday, 02:59
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
5
4 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51419, longitude 0.03161, in the E16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newham.

Map of where the crash happened in Newham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199801KO00098
Council area
Newham
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
112
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
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 7 February 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 199801KO00098 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newham road accident statistics for 1998.