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Unclassified road crash in Cambridge CB1 on 5 March 2017 at 19:05 involving a Mercedes E Class taxi

A Mercedes E Class taxi and a Peugeot 108 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cambridge at 19:05 on Sunday 5 March 2017. The 50-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class taxi and the 19-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 108 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Mar 2017
Sunday, 19:05
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Peugeot 108
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.20251, longitude 0.13117, in the CB1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cambridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cambridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017350182196
Council area
Cambridge
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 108

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 108)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2017350182196 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cambridge road accident statistics for 2017.