A127 crash in Castle Point on 27 June 2018 at 17:42 involving a Porsche Cayenne
A Porsche Cayenne, a Renault Clio and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the A127 in Castle Point at 17:42 on Wednesday 27 June 2018. All seven casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 27 Jun 2018
- Wednesday, 17:42
- Vehicles
- 3
- Porsche Cayenne and 2 others
- Casualties
- 7
- 7 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58169, longitude 0.58425, in the SS6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wheatley, Rochford, SS6 7FW area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Castle Point
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2018420306087
- Council area
- Castle Point
- Police force
- Essex
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Essex
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 127
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 50 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
- 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 24 October 2022.
Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the A127 in Castle Point, 24 October 2022
10 m awayRef 2022421233734
Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A127 in Castle Point, 30 August 2025
23 m awayRef 2025421635362
Slight
Kawasaki ZX600 crash on the A127 in Castle Point, 17 August 2001
28 m awayRef 20014200J0371
Serious
Toyota Celica crash on the A127 in Rochford, 21 September 1998
35 m awayRef 19984200J0416
Slight
Ford KA crash on the A127 in Castle Point, 27 March 2016
41 m awayRef 2016420053591
Slight
Austin Metro crash on the A127 in Castle Point, 26 October 2000
44 m awayRef 20004200J0553
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Porsche Cayenne
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go 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
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 47 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,967 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go 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
- 19 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,149 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 14 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Vehicle 3: Mercedes E Class
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go 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
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,143 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualties (7)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes E Class)
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes E Class)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes E Class)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes E Class)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 7: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes E Class)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
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 2018420306087 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.