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A124 crash in Newham on 10 December 2016 at 00:30 involving a Volvo V70

A Volvo V70 and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A124 in Newham at 00:30 on Saturday 10 December 2016. The 48-year-old male driver of the Volvo V70, a 53-year-old male passenger in the Volvo V70 and the 26-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Dec 2016
Saturday, 00:30
Vehicles
2
Volvo V70 and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52403, longitude 0.02616, in the E13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Plaistow South, Newham, E13 8PL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016010006279
Council area
Newham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
124
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Other
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V70)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo V70)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

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 2016010006279 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newham road accident statistics for 2016.