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Serious A124 crash in Newham on 24 December 1998 at 02:00 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the A124 in Newham at 02:00 on Thursday 24 December 1998. There were seven casualties: one person was seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Dec 1998
Thursday, 02:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Peugeot 106
Casualties
7
1 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53304, longitude 0.05437, in the E6 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
199801KO00693
Council area
Newham
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
124
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Authorised person
Second road class
A
Second road number
117

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 9 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

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

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

    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 199801KO00693 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.