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A13 crash in Thurrock on 6 October 2004 at 07:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Two Vauxhall Astras, a Ford Mondeo and a Vauxhall Calibra were involved in a crash on the A13 in Thurrock at 07:30 on Wednesday 6 October 2004. The 41-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo was 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 Oct 2004
Wednesday, 07:30
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Astra and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49739, longitude 0.27251, in the RM16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20044200F0489
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Calibra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Mondeo)

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 20044200F0489 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 2004.