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Serious A414 crash in Epping Forest on 9 December 2007 at 07:30 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

An LDV 400 Series minibus and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A414 in Epping Forest at 07:30 on Sunday 9 December 2007. There were six casualties: two people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Dec 2007
Sunday, 07:30
Vehicles
2
LDV 400 Series and Ford Transit
Casualties
6
2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72397, longitude 0.19003, in the CM16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Epping Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200742I498212
Council area
Epping Forest
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
414
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (LDV 400 Series)

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 200742I498212 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epping Forest road accident statistics for 2007.