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Serious unclassified road crash in Enfield N13 on 31 December 2008 at 17:24 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a Toyota Celica were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Enfield at 17:24 on Wednesday 31 December 2008. A 24-year-old female passenger in the Audi A4 was seriously injured and an 85-year-old female passenger in the Audi A4 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Dec 2008
Wednesday, 17:24
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and Toyota Celica
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6178, longitude -0.10112, in the N13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Enfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Palmers Green, Enfield, N13 5JU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801YE80784
Council area
Enfield
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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, 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, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 November 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Celica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A4)

    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 200801YE80784 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Enfield road accident statistics for 2008.