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B1015 crash in Rochford on 17 May 2000 at 16:15 involving a Mercedes 300 van

A Mercedes 300 van and a Leyland bus were involved in a crash on the B1015 in Rochford at 16:15 on Wednesday 17 May 2000. The 43-year-old male driver of the Mercedes 300 van and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Leyland bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 May 2000
Wednesday, 16:15
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 300 and Leyland
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57065, longitude 0.72211, in the SS4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rochford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20004200J0289
Council area
Rochford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1015
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 300

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    19 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 300)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 20004200J0289 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rochford road accident statistics for 2000.