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Fatal B1021 crash in Maldon on 21 September 2021 at 03:50 involving a BMW 4 Series

A BMW 4 Series crashed on the B1021 in Maldon at 03:50 on Tuesday 21 September 2021. The 46-year-old male driver and a 32-year-old male passenger were killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Sep 2021
Tuesday, 03:50
Vehicles
1
BMW 4 Series
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67536, longitude 0.84514, in the CM0 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Maldon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021421089965
Council area
Maldon
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1021
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
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 44 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 4 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 4 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 4 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021421089965 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Maldon road accident statistics for 2021.