Serious A1060 crash in Uttlesford on 10 December 2011 at 18:20 involving a Renault Clio
A Renault Clio and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A1060 in Uttlesford at 18:20 on Saturday 10 December 2011. There were six casualties: two people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.
It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 10 Dec 2011
- Saturday, 18:20
- Vehicles
- 2
- Renault Clio and BMW 3 Series
- Casualties
- 6
- 2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.8335, longitude 0.18039, in the CM22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Little Hallingbury. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys, Uttlesford, CM22 7RG area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201142I403612
- Council area
- Uttlesford
- Police force
- Essex
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Essex
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 1060
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- 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, no street lighting
- Weather
- Fine, 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
- 100%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 0%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 December 1992.
Slight
Rover 200 Series crash on the A1060 in Uttlesford, 6 December 1992
22 m awayRef 19924200G0785
Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A1060 in Uttlesford, 9 March 2019
23 m awayRef 2019420821893
Slight
Ford Sierra crash on the A1060 in Uttlesford, 17 June 1995
36 m awayRef 19954200A0390
Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A1060 in Uttlesford, 26 January 2025
44 m awayRef 2025421546456
Slight
Bicycle crash on the A1060 in Uttlesford, 7 May 1981
81 m awayRef 1981420070305
Serious
Car crash on the A1060 in Uttlesford, 6 July 1988
81 m awayRef 19884200G0557
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 17 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,149 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 37 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,995 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Driver
SeriousFemale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 3: Driver
SeriousFemale, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)
- 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 201142I403612 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 2011.