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A13 crash in Castle Point on 8 December 1998 at 18:10 involving a Mercedes bus

A Mercedes bus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A13 in Castle Point at 18:10 on Tuesday 8 December 1998. The 44-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Dec 1998
Tuesday, 18:10
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55476, longitude 0.60426, in the SS7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Thundersley and South Benfleet.

Map of where the crash happened in Castle Point

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984200J0566
Council area
Castle Point
Police force
Essex
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
13
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 July 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    3,972 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 19984200J0566 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Castle Point road accident statistics for 1998.