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Serious unclassified road crash in Maldon CM9 on 9 December 2022 at 21:42 involving an Audi A5

An Audi A5, a Mercedes B Class and a Ford C-Max were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Maldon at 21:42 on Friday 9 December 2022. The 28-year-old female driver of the Audi A5 and a 27-year-old male passenger in the Audi A5 were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Dec 2022
Friday, 21:42
Vehicles
3
Audi A5 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74381, longitude 0.67947, in the CM9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Maldon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Maldon North, Maldon, CM9 4ND area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022421252014
Council area
Maldon
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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 4 June 1985.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes B Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford C-Max

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    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 2022421252014 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 2022.