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Fatal A13 crash in Basildon on 25 May 2004 at 09:20 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Ford New Holland agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on the A13 in Basildon at 09:20 on Tuesday 25 May 2004. The 51-year-old male driver of the Ford New Holland agricultural vehicle was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 May 2004
Tuesday, 09:20
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Ford New Holland
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55195, longitude 0.46997, in the SS16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Nethermayne, Basildon, SS16 4PX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Basildon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20044200B0243
Council area
Basildon
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
13
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
176

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    5,958 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford New Holland

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed and overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 51, agricultural vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford New Holland)

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 20044200B0243 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 2004.