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Fatal unclassified road crash in Uttlesford CM6 on 20 November 2019 at 04:03 involving a London Taxis Int. TX4

A London Taxis Int. TX4 crashed on an unclassified road in Uttlesford at 04:03 on Wednesday 20 November 2019. The 66-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Nov 2019
Wednesday, 04:03
Vehicles
1
London Taxis Int. TX4
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79186, longitude 0.31879, in the CM6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Uttlesford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019420901507
Council area
Uttlesford
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
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
Dark, no street lighting
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX4

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    2,776 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 66, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX4)

    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 2019420901507 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 2019.