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Serious A118 crash in Redbridge on 26 December 2008 at 01:45 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Toyota Previa taxi were involved in a crash on the A118 in Redbridge at 01:45 on Friday 26 December 2008. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 2008
Friday, 01:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Previa
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5633, longitude 0.09457, in the IG3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Redbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Seven Kings, Redbridge, IG3 8RL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Redbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801JI76522
Council area
Redbridge
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
118
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Previa

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,438 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Previa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Previa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 80, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Previa)

    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 200801JI76522 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redbridge road accident statistics for 2008.