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Serious unclassified road crash in Thurrock SS17 on 15 August 2000 at 13:00 involving a Land Rover Defender

A Land Rover Defender, a Suzuki motorcycle and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Thurrock at 13:00 on Tuesday 15 August 2000. The 27-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Aug 2000
Tuesday, 13:00
Vehicles
3
Land Rover Defender and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50605, longitude 0.40639, in the SS17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20004200F0447
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 January 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Defender

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

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 20004200F0447 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 2000.