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B172 crash in Epping Forest on 5 November 2022 at 10:22 involving an Audi Q2

An Audi Q2 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B172 in Epping Forest at 10:22 on Saturday 5 November 2022. The 31-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Nov 2022
Saturday, 10:22
Vehicles
2
Audi Q2 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67142, longitude 0.1007, in the CM16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Theydon Bois. It is one of the crashes that make up the Theydon Bois with Passingford, Epping Forest, CM16 7JH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Epping Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022421252595
Council area
Epping Forest
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
172
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi Q2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2022421252595 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Epping Forest road accident statistics for 2022.