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Serious A125 crash in Havering on 9 April 2003 at 22:25 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A125 in Havering at 22:25 on Wednesday 9 April 2003. The 22-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort was seriously injured and the 54-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Apr 2003
Wednesday, 22:25
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57563, longitude 0.17783, in the RM7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Havering. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301KD00283
Council area
Havering
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
125
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

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 18 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 200301KD00283 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Havering road accident statistics for 2003.