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A12 crash in Colchester on 6 July 2003 at 17:15 involving a Rover 400 Series

A Rover 400 Series, a Ford Sierra and a Honda Accord were involved in a crash on the A12 in Colchester at 17:15 on Sunday 6 July 2003. A 15-year-old male passenger in the Rover 400 Series, the 64-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra and a 60-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 2003
Sunday, 17:15
Vehicles
3
Rover 400 Series and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.92519, longitude 0.9204, in the CO4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9QT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Colchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20034200E0294
Council area
Colchester
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
120

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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    2,259 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    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 20034200E0294 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 2003.