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A406 crash in Waltham Forest on 3 November 2018 at 17:20 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo, a Honda Civic and a Volkswagen Caddy were involved in a crash on the A406 in Waltham Forest at 17:20 on Saturday 3 November 2018. The 63-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo, the 29-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic and the 47-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Caddy were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Nov 2018
Saturday, 17:20
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Polo and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60033, longitude -0.00423, in the E17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Waltham Forest. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hale End & Highams Park South, Waltham Forest, E4 9JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Waltham Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010143195
Council area
Waltham Forest
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
406
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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 24 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    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
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Caddy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Caddy)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018010143195 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.