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Fatal M11 crash in Uttlesford on 23 October 2000 at 05:50 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

Four vehicles, including an Iveco-Ford lorry and a Vauxhall Carlton, were involved in a crash on the M11 in Uttlesford at 05:50 on Monday 23 October 2000. The 40-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Carlton was killed and the 51-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Oct 2000
Monday, 05:50
Vehicles
4
Iveco-Ford and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.00918, longitude 0.1965, in the CB11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20004200A0769
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
11
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 August 1996.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 4: Leyland DAF Fad 85

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Carlton)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

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 20004200A0769 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Uttlesford road accident statistics for 2000.