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Serious B1389 crash in Braintree on 8 October 2001 at 05:30 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5, a van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B1389 in Braintree at 05:30 on Monday 8 October 2001. The female cyclist was seriously injured and the 18-year-old male driver of the Renault 5 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Oct 2001
Monday, 05:30
Vehicles
3
Renault 5 and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79708, longitude 0.63652, in the CM8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Witham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Witham Central, Braintree, CM8 2EF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20014200A0761
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1389
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 14 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,283 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North East
    Driver sex
    Female

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, on vehicle 3 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

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 20014200A0761 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 2001.