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Serious A12 crash in Braintree on 19 August 2000 at 07:29 involving a Peugeot 106

Five vehicles, including a Peugeot 106 and a Daihatsu Fourtrak, were involved in a crash on the A12 in Braintree at 07:29 on Saturday 19 August 2000. The 54-year-old female driver of the Audi was seriously injured and the 45-year-old male driver of the Fiat Brava and the 24-year-old male driver of the car 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
Serious
Date
19 Aug 2000
Saturday, 07:29
Vehicles
5
Peugeot 106 and 4 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.84706, longitude 0.72439, in the CO5 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20004200A0607
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Daihatsu Fourtrak

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,765 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Audi

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,780 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 4: Fiat Brava

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,370 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 5: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Fiat Brava)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

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 20004200A0607 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.