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Unclassified road crash in Waltham Forest E10 on 16 August 2018 at 18:45 involving a Ford Galaxy taxi

A Ford Galaxy taxi and a lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Waltham Forest at 18:45 on Thursday 16 August 2018. The 49-year-old male driver of the Ford Galaxy taxi was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Aug 2018
Thursday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Galaxy and lorry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56232, longitude -0.02754, in the E10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Waltham Forest.

Map of where the crash happened in Waltham Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010128049
Council area
Waltham Forest
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 February 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Taxi or private hire car

    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    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 2018010128049 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waltham Forest road accident statistics for 2018.