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Serious B1027 crash in Colchester on 4 January 2001 at 18:20 involving an MG MGF

An MG MGF, a Ford Sierra and a Toyota Landcruiser were involved in a crash on the B1027 in Colchester at 18:20 on Thursday 4 January 2001. There were five casualties: three people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Jan 2001
Thursday, 18:20
Vehicles
3
MG MGF and 2 others
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.8712, longitude 0.97865, in the CO7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9SF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20014200E0006
Council area
Colchester
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1027
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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 19 August 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: MG MGF

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,982 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG MGF)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota Landcruiser)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota Landcruiser)

    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 20014200E0006 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Colchester road accident statistics for 2001.