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Unclassified road crash in Tendring CO15 on 6 June 2002 at 17:10 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van, a Renault Laguna taxi and a Suzuki SJ were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Tendring at 17:10 on Thursday 6 June 2002. The 51-year-old male driver of the Renault Laguna taxi, a 47-year-old female passenger in the Renault Laguna taxi and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Renault Laguna taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jun 2002
Thursday, 17:10
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79414, longitude 1.14371, in the CO15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Clacton-on-Sea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pier, Tendring, CO15 1TU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20024200D0212
Council area
Tendring
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 July 1984.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 3: Suzuki SJ

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 20024200D0212 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tendring road accident statistics for 2002.