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A12 crash in Havering on 22 March 2008 at 15:54 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class, a car and an Alfa Romeo 156 were involved in a crash on the A12 in Havering at 15:54 on Saturday 22 March 2008. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Mar 2008
Saturday, 15:54
Vehicles
3
Mercedes A Class and 2 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58162, longitude 0.16499, in the RM7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Havering. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Edward's, Havering, RM7 7JL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Havering

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801KD70518
Council area
Havering
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
12

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 July 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,689 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 3: Alfa Romeo 156

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,970 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Alfa Romeo 156)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200801KD70518 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Havering road accident statistics for 2008.