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Serious A30 crash in Hillingdon on 27 December 2001 at 11:15 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Mercedes S Class were involved in a crash on the A30 in Hillingdon at 11:15 on Thursday 27 December 2001. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Dec 2001
Thursday, 11:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Mercedes S Class
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46663, longitude -0.42227, in the TW6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hillingdon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, TW6 2GE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200101TX01372
Council area
Hillingdon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes S Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    3,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes S Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes S Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat 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 200101TX01372 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hillingdon road accident statistics for 2001.