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A120 crash in Uttlesford on 1 November 2018 at 17:42 involving a Chevrolet Cruze

A Chevrolet Cruze and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A120 in Uttlesford at 17:42 on Thursday 1 November 2018. A 57-year-old female passenger in the Chevrolet Cruze was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Nov 2018
Thursday, 17:42
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet Cruze and other vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.87078, longitude 0.19985, in the CM23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018420340786
Council area
Uttlesford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
120
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
11

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
Wet or damp

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 March 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Cruze

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Cruze)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2018420340786 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Uttlesford road accident statistics for 2018.