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Serious unclassified road crash in Chelmsford CM11 on 3 August 2021 at 15:35 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class, a Mercedes SLK Class and a Renault Captur were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford at 15:35 on Tuesday 3 August 2021. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five 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 Aug 2021
Tuesday, 15:35
Vehicles
3
Mercedes A Class and 2 others
Casualties
6
1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.63532, longitude 0.45423, in the CM11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Chelmsford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021421073243
Council area
Chelmsford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 June 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes SLK Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Captur

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    898 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Captur)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Captur)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes SLK Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes SLK Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2021421073243 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chelmsford road accident statistics for 2021.