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A107 crash in Hackney on 3 June 2008 at 07:35 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A107 in Hackney at 07:35 on Tuesday 3 June 2008. A 4-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Passat was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jun 2008
Tuesday, 07:35
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55942, longitude -0.05623, in the E5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hackney. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hackney Downs, Hackney, E5 8LF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hackney

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801GD73496
Council area
Hackney
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
107
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, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining, 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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 July 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 200801GD73496 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hackney road accident statistics for 2008.