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M11 crash in Uttlesford on 17 February 2010 at 14:15 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Chrysler PT Cruiser were involved in a crash on the M11 in Uttlesford at 14:15 on Wednesday 17 February 2010. The 56-year-old female driver of the Chrysler PT Cruiser was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Feb 2010
Wednesday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Chrysler PT Cruiser
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.87246, longitude 0.19825, in the CM23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bishop's Stortford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201042I128202
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
11
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
120

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 July 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Chrysler PT Cruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Chrysler PT Cruiser)

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 201042I128202 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 2010.