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Serious A138 crash in Chelmsford on 14 January 2023 at 13:20 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat hit a pedestrian on the A138 in Chelmsford at 13:20 on Saturday 14 January 2023. A 37-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jan 2023
Saturday, 13:20
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74263, longitude 0.49903, in the CM2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Trinity, Chelmsford, CM2 6JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chelmsford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023421263329
Council area
Chelmsford
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Essex

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
138
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 slight injury crash on 22 December 2004.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2023421263329 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 2023.