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Unclassified road crash in Chelmsford CM2 on 1 September 2021 at 11:07 involving a Bentley Continental

A Bentley Continental and a Volvo XC90 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford at 11:07 on Wednesday 1 September 2021. The 38-year-old male driver of the Volvo XC90 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
1 Sep 2021
Wednesday, 11:07
Vehicles
2
Bentley Continental and Volvo XC90
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71834, longitude 0.50488, in the CM2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chelmsford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Great Baddow East, Chelmsford, CM2 7BZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chelmsford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021421082852
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
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bentley Continental

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    5,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo XC90

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo XC90)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2021421082852 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.