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Fatal A132 crash in Chelmsford on 24 December 2004 at 21:15 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta hit a pedestrian on the A132 in Chelmsford at 21:15 on Friday 24 December 2004. A 50-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Dec 2004
Friday, 21:15
Vehicles
1
Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.62219, longitude 0.53317, in the SS11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Runwell. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rettendon and Runwell, Chelmsford, SS11 7BH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chelmsford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20044200B0634
Council area
Chelmsford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
132
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 April 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 20044200B0634 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chelmsford road accident statistics for 2004.