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B1008 crash in Chelmsford on 26 May 2001 at 20:10 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Kawasaki ZR1100 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1008 in Chelmsford at 20:10 on Saturday 26 May 2001. The 39-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZR1100 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 May 2001
Saturday, 20:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Kawasaki ZR1100
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.75047, longitude 0.46819, in the CM1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chelmsford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Patching Hall, Chelmsford, CM1 4HJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chelmsford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20014200C0318
Council area
Chelmsford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1008
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 March 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZR1100

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,062 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZR1100)

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 20014200C0318 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chelmsford road accident statistics for 2001.