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A127 crash in Basildon on 21 January 2014 at 00:46 involving a Vauxhall Movano

A car and a Vauxhall Movano were involved in a crash on the A127 in Basildon at 00:46 on Tuesday 21 January 2014. The 57-year-old male driver of the car, the 49-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Movano and a female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Jan 2014
Tuesday, 00:46
Vehicles
2
Car and Vauxhall Movano
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58805, longitude 0.56093, in the SS6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rayleigh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wickford Park, Basildon, SS6 7UA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Basildon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201442I019501
Council area
Basildon
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
127
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
36%
Estimated chance it was slight
64%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 June 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Movano

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Movano)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 201442I019501 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Basildon road accident statistics for 2014.