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Serious accident on A131, Braintree on Tuesday 21 January 1997

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.916 / 51°54'57"N

Longitude: 0.5869 / 0°35'12"E

OS Eastings: 578010

OS Northings: 227320

OS Grid: TL780273

Mapcode National: GBR PHC.Z1N

Mapcode Global: VHJJC.433K

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Accident Data

Accident ID

19974200A0050

Date

Tuesday 21 January 1997

Time

17:35

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

3

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Braintree

Local Authority (Highways)

Essex County Council

Police Force

Essex

Road Class

A

Road Number

131

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Area Type

Urban

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

6

Petrol, 999cc

Female,

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

U-turn

Offside

2

9

Petrol, 1461cc

Male, 21 - 25

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

Front

Skidded.

3

13

Petrol, 602cc

Male, 36 - 45

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Did not impact

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

Female

Serious

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