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Serious unclassified road crash in Southend-on-Sea SS2 on 10 October 2018 at 09:30 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Southend-on-Sea at 09:30 on Wednesday 10 October 2018. The 76-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was seriously injured and the 20-year-old female driver of the Nissan Micra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Oct 2018
Wednesday, 09:30
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56722, longitude 0.68162, in the SS2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southend-on-Sea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roche South, Rochford, SS4 1GP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southend-on-Sea

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018420335189
Council area
Southend-on-Sea
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 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
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
Very 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, 27 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 February 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    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 2018420335189 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southend-on-Sea road accident statistics for 2018.