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Serious A12 crash in Redbridge on 25 October 2018 at 18:46 involving a Mercedes Gla Class

A Mercedes Gla Class, a Vauxhall Vectra and an Audi A4 were involved in a crash on the A12 in Redbridge at 18:46 on Thursday 25 October 2018. The 26-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 was seriously injured and the 32-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Oct 2018
Thursday, 18:46
Vehicles
3
Mercedes Gla Class and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57433, longitude 0.07877, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010141309
Council area
Redbridge
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 August 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Gla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A4)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018010141309 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.