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Serious A127 crash in Southend-on-Sea on 23 September 2025 at 15:54 involving a Jaguar XJ Series

A Jaguar XJ Series hit four pedestrians on the A127 in Southend-on-Sea at 15:54 on Tuesday 23 September 2025. There were five casualties: three people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured. Four of them were pedestrians.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Sep 2025
Tuesday, 15:54
Vehicles
1
Jaguar XJ Series
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55093, longitude 0.70303, in the SS2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southend-on-Sea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6JZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025421645577
Council area
Southend-on-Sea
Police force
Essex
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    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
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    4,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Jaguar XJ Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Jaguar XJ Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Jaguar XJ Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, hit by vehicle 1 (Jaguar XJ Series)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Jaguar XJ Series)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2025421645577 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.