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Serious unclassified road crash in Rochford SS5 on 2 November 2016 at 07:45 involving a van

A van hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Rochford at 07:45 on Wednesday 2 November 2016. A 72-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and the 74-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Nov 2016
Wednesday, 07:45
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.62195, longitude 0.61327, in the SS5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hullbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hullbridge, Rochford, SS5 6DW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Rochford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016420122241
Council area
Rochford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 1987.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,952 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    27 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 74, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 2016420122241 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rochford road accident statistics for 2016.