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A12 crash in Braintree on 7 March 2000 at 16:30 involving a Renault Master van

A Renault Master van, a Peugeot 309 and a Peugeot 106 were involved in a crash on the A12 in Braintree at 16:30 on Tuesday 7 March 2000. The 30-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 309 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Mar 2000
Tuesday, 16:30
Vehicles
3
Renault Master and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76383, longitude 0.54182, in the CM3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Braintree

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20004200A0161
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
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
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 June 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Master

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 309)

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 20004200A0161 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Braintree road accident statistics for 2000.