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Serious A12 crash in Redbridge on 26 December 2003 at 13:50 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5 and a van were involved in a crash on the A12 in Redbridge at 13:50 on Friday 26 December 2003. A 32-year-old male passenger in the Renault 5 was seriously injured and the 22-year-old female driver of the Renault 5 and a 54-year-old male passenger in the Renault 5 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 2003
Friday, 13:50
Vehicles
2
Renault 5 and van
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5761, longitude 0.05229, in the IG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Redbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clayhall, Redbridge, IG4 5DF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301JI00986
Council area
Redbridge
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 serious injury crash on 16 April 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

    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 200301JI00986 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redbridge road accident statistics for 2003.