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A123 crash in Redbridge on 7 July 2018 at 02:12 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Toyota Prius were involved in a crash on the A123 in Redbridge at 02:12 on Saturday 7 July 2018. The 18-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo and the 42-year-old male driver of the Toyota Prius were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 2018
Saturday, 02:12
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Toyota Prius
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57807, longitude 0.071, in the IG2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Redbridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barkingside, Redbridge, IG2 6LT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Redbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010119395
Council area
Redbridge
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
123
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
Fine, no high winds
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 16 April 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Prius)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018010119395 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Redbridge road accident statistics for 2018.