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A1158 crash in Southend-on-Sea on 15 May 2021 at 12:25 involving a Volvo V40

A Volvo V40 and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the A1158 in Southend-on-Sea at 12:25 on Saturday 15 May 2021. The 21-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van and a 21-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes Sprinter van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 May 2021
Saturday, 12:25
Vehicles
2
Volvo V40 and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55363, longitude 0.68053, in the SS0 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southend-on-Sea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westborough, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 9SQ area accident hotspot.

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

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021421045602
Council area
Southend-on-Sea
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1158
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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

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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 February 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    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 2021421045602 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 2021.