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Unclassified road crash in Uttlesford CM22 on 12 December 2007 at 05:40 involving a Mercedes ML Class

A Mercedes ML Class and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Uttlesford at 05:40 on Wednesday 12 December 2007. A 40-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes ML Class and the male driver of the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Dec 2007
Wednesday, 05:40
Vehicles
2
Mercedes ML Class and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91265, longitude 0.23671, in the CM22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200742I515612
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, no street lighting
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
26%
Estimated chance it was slight
74%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 December 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes ML Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,688 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes ML Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 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 200742I515612 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Uttlesford road accident statistics for 2007.