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Fatal B189 crash in Thurrock on 26 June 2015 at 19:00 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and a Triumph Daytona 675 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B189 in Thurrock at 19:00 on Friday 26 June 2015. The 27-year-old male rider of the Triumph Daytona 675 motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Jun 2015
Friday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Triumph Daytona 675
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47518, longitude 0.32521, in the RM17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Grays. It is one of the crashes that make up the Grays Town, Thurrock, RM17 6NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Thurrock

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201542I207306
Council area
Thurrock
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
189
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 27 February 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Daytona 675

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Daytona 675)

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 201542I207306 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Thurrock road accident statistics for 2015.