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A127 crash in Southend-on-Sea on 14 August 2025 at 19:45 involving an Audi A1

An Audi A1 and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on the A127 in Southend-on-Sea at 19:45 on Thursday 14 August 2025. The 61-year-old female driver of the Mercedes A Class was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Aug 2025
Thursday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Audi A1 and Mercedes A Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5631, longitude 0.66628, in the SS0 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southend-on-Sea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blenheim Park, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0EU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southend-on-Sea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025421629033
Council area
Southend-on-Sea
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
127
Road type
Dual 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
Second road class
A
Second road number
1015

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2025421629033 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southend-on-Sea road accident statistics for 2025.