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Fatal A128 crash in Thurrock on 11 August 2003 at 15:00 involving a Leyland DAF FA 55 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 55 lorry and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A128 in Thurrock at 15:00 on Monday 11 August 2003. The 38-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Aug 2003
Monday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 55 and Yamaha
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51086, longitude 0.38214, in the RM16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan, Thurrock, RM16 3DU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20034200F0378
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
128
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 9 June 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 55

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

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 20034200F0378 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thurrock road accident statistics for 2003.