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Serious unclassified road crash in Castle Point SS8 on 14 April 2018 at 16:10 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series hit five pedestrians on an unclassified road in Castle Point at 16:10 on Saturday 14 April 2018. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured. Five of them were pedestrians.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Apr 2018
Saturday, 16:10
Vehicles
1
BMW 1 Series
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51384, longitude 0.59531, in the SS8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Canvey Island. It is one of the crashes that make up the Canvey Island East, Castle Point, SS8 7JX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Castle Point

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018420284516
Council area
Castle Point
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 August 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018420284516 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Castle Point road accident statistics for 2018.