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A13 crash in Thurrock on 18 January 1999 at 08:12 involving a Leyland DAF FTG 85 lorry

A Leyland DAF FTG 85 lorry and a JCB agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on the A13 in Thurrock at 08:12 on Monday 18 January 1999. The 39-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FTG 85 lorry and the 33-year-old male driver of the JCB agricultural vehicle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jan 1999
Monday, 08:12
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FTG 85 and JCB
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50333, longitude 0.32266, in the RM16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19994200F0041
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
13
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 September 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FTG 85

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: JCB

    Agricultural vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FTG 85)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, agricultural vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (JCB)

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 19994200F0041 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thurrock road accident statistics for 1999.