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A1124 crash in Braintree on 5 July 2021 at 14:15 involving a Mini Cooper

A Mini Cooper, an Audi A2 and a Vauxhall Mokka were involved in a crash on the A1124 in Braintree at 14:15 on Monday 5 July 2021. The 38-year-old male driver of the Audi A2 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jul 2021
Monday, 14:15
Vehicles
3
Mini Cooper and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.94285, longitude 0.64721, in the CO9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Halstead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Halstead St Andrew's, Braintree, CO9 2JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Braintree

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021421063379
Council area
Braintree
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1124
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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

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, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Mokka

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A2)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2021421063379 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Braintree road accident statistics for 2021.