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Fatal A13 crash in Barking and Dagenham on 31 December 2018 at 01:45 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus, a London Taxis Int. Txii and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A13 in Barking and Dagenham at 01:45 on Monday 31 December 2018. The 71-year-old female driver of the Ford Focus and the 43-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. Txii were killed.

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
Fatal
Date
31 Dec 2018
Monday, 01:45
Vehicles
3
Ford Focus and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52879, longitude 0.14085, in the RM9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barking and Dagenham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barking Riverside, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0UE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010155029
Council area
Barking and Dagenham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
13
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
1306

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 2017.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. Txii

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. Txii)

    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 2018010155029 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barking and Dagenham road accident statistics for 2018.