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Serious A120 crash in Uttlesford on 26 November 2017 at 17:38 involving a Renault Megane

A lorry and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A120 in Uttlesford at 17:38 on Sunday 26 November 2017. The 52-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Nov 2017
Sunday, 17:38
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Renault Megane
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.86832, longitude 0.33227, in the CM6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017420243188
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
120
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1256

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 March 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017420243188 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Uttlesford road accident statistics for 2017.