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A126 crash in Thurrock on 9 August 2003 at 11:35 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery, a Suzuki Swift and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A126 in Thurrock at 11:35 on Saturday 9 August 2003. A 31-year-old male passenger in the Suzuki Swift and a female passenger in the Suzuki Swift were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Aug 2003
Saturday, 11:35
Vehicles
3
Land Rover Discovery and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47824, longitude 0.32297, in the RM17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Grays. It is one of the crashes that make up the Grays Town, Thurrock, RM17 6NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20034200F0399
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
126
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 May 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Swift)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Swift)

    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 20034200F0399 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.