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Unclassified road crash in Basildon SS15 on 19 December 2003 at 19:25 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Skoda Octavia were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Basildon at 19:25 on Friday 19 December 2003. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Dec 2003
Friday, 19:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Skoda Octavia
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57026, longitude 0.43287, in the SS15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Basildon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lee Chapel North, Basildon, SS15 5EY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20034200B0628
Council area
Basildon
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 6 March 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol and LPG
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    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 20034200B0628 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basildon road accident statistics for 2003.