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Serious B1025 crash in Colchester on 3 June 2019 at 10:22 involving a Mercedes S Class

A Mercedes S Class and a Scania bus were involved in a crash on the B1025 in Colchester at 10:22 on Monday 3 June 2019. There were six casualties: two people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Jun 2019
Monday, 10:22
Vehicles
2
Mercedes S Class and Scania
Casualties
6
2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79951, longitude 0.91727, in the CO5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Colchester

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019420844566
Council area
Colchester
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1025
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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

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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 August 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes S Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    85 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes S Class)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 87, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019420844566 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Colchester road accident statistics for 2019.