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Date Location Duration 5 January 2005 A12 Boreham southbound due to accident 05:30:00 7 February 2005 A12 northbound between the junctions with the A1 30 and the A1 20 due to accident 01:21:00 7 February 2005 A1 2 Eight Ash Green - Police closure request 00:20:00 18 February 2005 A12 southbound between the junctions with the A1 30 and the A41 4 due to an accident 00:43:00 9 March 2005 A12 northbound closed between the junctions with the A120 and the A14 due to an accident 01:50:00 10 March 2005 A12-A120 Crown Interchange, southbound entry slip - Pedestrian Fatality 04:28:00 24 March 2005 A12 Stratford St Mary, northbound - Incident involving a car fire 01:30:00 17 April 2005 A12 Marks Tey, just prior to A120 exit slip, southbound - fatality 04:30:00 22 April 2005 A12 southbound between the junctions with the A1023 and the A41 4 due to an accident 00:52:00 25 April 2005 A12 Hatfield Peverel southbound HGV overturned 06:55:00 10 May 2005 A12 Mountnessing Interchange - southbound exit slip road due to an accident 02:05:00 10 May 2005 A1 2 Capel St Mary - southbound carriageway closed following incident 00:42:00 8 June 2005 A12 Rivenhall Northbound closed due to accident 01:10:00 9 June 2005 A12 northbound exit slip to A120 due to an accident 01:12:00 14 June 2005 A12 southbound between A130 and A120 due to an accident 03:16:00 15 June 2005 A12 Kelvedon Bypass northbound due to an accident resulting in fatality 04:10:00 23 June 2005 A12 northbound between A130 and A120 due to vehicle fire 03:18:00 27 June 2005 A12 northbound between M25 and A1023 due to chemical spill 01:04:00 3 July 2005 A12 Crown Interchange northbound exit slip due to accident 04:00:00 6 July 2005 A12 Kelvedon Bypass northbound due to an accident 01:55:00 25 August 2005 A12 Stratford St Mary northbound due to lorry overturning 01:35:00 31 August 2005 A12 Hatfield Peverel southbound due to accident 01:20:00 4 September 2005 A12 Kelvedon BP southbound due to motorcyclist fatality (northbound also closed during southbound closure to aid investigation) 03:10:00 5 September 2005 A12 Kelvedon BP northbound due to accident 02:37:00 5 September 2005 A1 2 Witham BP due to accident 01:30:00 17 September 2005 A12 Colchester Northern BP at Spring Lane northbound due to accident 01:20:00 20 September 2005 A12 Colchester Northern BP north and southbound due to suspect package at service station 01:30:00 21 September 2005 A12 Brook St Interchange exit slip southbound due to fatality 05:00:00 1 October 2005 A12 Holton St Mary northbound involving two fatalities 05:00:00 9 November 2005 A12 Marks Tey northbound entry slip closed due to accident fatality 04:05:00 9 November 2005 A12 northbound between A120 and A1124 due to accident 03:32:00 30 November 2005 A12 between A14 and B1070 East Bergholt due to accident 01:25:00 2 December 2005 A12 southbound between Rivenhall End and Witham - Carriageway blocked by 5 No. Vehicle RTA 01:40:00 2 December 2005 A12 southbound between B1 389 junctions, Witham Bypass due to accident 01:25:00 13 December 2005 A12 northbound between A1 124 and A133 (Colchester) - Road closed due to a broken down vehicle 01:44:00 19 January 2006 A12 Kelvedon BP southbound due to accident 01:50:00 31 January 2006 A12 Rivenhall north and southbound due to crossover accident 04:40:00 31 January 2006 A12 Kelvedon BP southbound between B1024 junctions due to accident 05:00:00 17 February 2006 A12 Colchester Northern BP southbound due to diesel tank falling off back of lorry 01:45:00 21 February 2006 A12 between A120 and A133 due to accident 00:09:00 21 April 2006 A12 Howe Green northbound exit slip road due to accident on local network 07:20:00 27 April 2006 A12 Crown Interchange northbound slip road closed due to pedestrian fatality 03:05:00 13 May 2006 A12 Crown Interchange northbound due to accident 02:55:00 13 June 2006 A12 Chelmsford BP northbound nr Jen 16 due to lorry overturning 01:45:00 1 July 2006 A12 northbound at Lynfields Interchange, Witham due to an accident fatality 05:45:00 31 July 2006 A12 Chelmsford BP southbound at Galleywood due to accident 03:10:00 31 July 2006 A12 southbound entry slip from A130 due to accident 01:06:00 31 July 2006 A12 southbound between A138-A130 and A414 Chelmsford due to accident 02:19:00 31 July 2006 A12 Margaretting BP northbound following accident fatality 04:15:00 29 August 2006 A12 southbound between Howe Green Interchange and Webbs Farm Interchange due to accident 06:30:00 7 September2006 A12 Crown Interchange northbound exit slip due to accident 02:45:00 21 October 2006 A12 southbound between Mountnessing Interchange and Brentwood due to accident fatality 03:10:00 10 November 2006 A12 southbound between Webbs Farm Interchange and M25 (J28) due to accident 01:55:00 23 November 2006 A12 northbound nr A414 at Chelmsford due to accident . . 02:28:00 11 January 2007 A12 northbound between A414 and A138-A130 due to an accident 01:40:00 15 January 2007 A12 northbound nr Howe Green Interchange due to accident 02:10:00 18 January 2007 A12 southbound between B1007 and A414 due to accident 06:39:00 18 January 2007 A12 northbound at A414 at Chelmsford due to accident 04:41:00 15 March 2007 A12 eastbound exit for A120 due to unplanned incident 01:49:00 20 March 2007 A12 southbound at Stratford St Mary due to accident 01:15:00 22 May 2007 A12 northbound exit slip to A133 due to overturned HGV 10:45:00 23 May 2007 A12 northbound Ingatestone BP due to accident fatality 03:50:00 5 June 2007 A12 northbound at Brook Street Interchange due to accident 01:10:00 2 July 2007 A12 southbound Mountnessing and Brook Street Interchanges due to accident fatality 05:05:00 16 August 2007 A12 southbound near Howe Green Interchange due to accident fatality 02:35:00 5 October 2007 A12 north and southbound closure due to vehicle fire-danger of oxyacetylene explosion 26:00:00 7 December 2007 A12 north and southbound due to jacknifed lorry-central reserve crossover 10:47:00 21 December 2007 A12 Hatfield Pevferel southbound at Jen 20A due to accident 00:40:00 5 January 2008 A12 Kelvedon Bypass northbound between Kelvedoh South and Kelvedon North Interchanges due to accident 01:46:00 6 January 2008 A12 northbound between Crown Interchange and B1029 due to accident 00:35:00 12 January 2008 A12 northbound between A120 and B1029 Stratford St Mary due to an accident 02:15:00 13 January 2008 A12 northbound Chelmsford Bypass between Sandon Interchange and Boreham Interchange due to accident 05:20:00 25 January 2008 A12 northbound between Kelvedon North and South Interchange due to HGV hire 03:02:00 27 January 2008 A12 northbound between Dedham and Stratford St Mary due to accident fatality 03:15:00 27 January 2008 A1 2 northbound between B1 389 junctions due to an accident 02:25:00 29 January 2008 A12 southbound between Four Sisters and Stratford St Mary Interchanges due to fatality 06:00:00
The following table shows the locations on the A12 in Essex which had the highest number of traffic accidents in each of the last five years. The table does not include statistics for local roads in Essex which are the responsibility of the local highway authority, Essex county council.
Location Grid reference Route Accidents 2003 Near: Slip road with Spring Lane roundabout, Colchester 597130/225461 A12 5 Near: A12 northern slips to A1023 Mountnessing 562574/196774 A12 4 Near: A12 northern slips to Eight Ash Green, Stanway 595012/225141 A12 4 Near: A12 approach to northern slips to Eight Ash Green 594723/225050 A12 3 Near: A12 1/4 mile north of M25. Brentwood 556990/192643 A12 3 Near: A12 Kelvedon north slip roads 587882/220320 A12 3 2004 Near: A12 Witham south slip roads (Lynfields) 580388/212526 A12 9 Near: A12 slip roads to A414, Sandon 574686/205413 A12 5 Near: A12 Stratford Road, Stratford St. Mary 604268/233254 A12 5 Near: A12 under A1023 Mountnessing roundabout 562270/196743 A12 3 Near: A12 Kelvedon south slip roads 585097/217507 A12 3 Near: Slip road with Spring Lane roundabout, Colchester 597120/225526 A12 3 Near: A12 600 m north of Boreham interchange, Chelmsford 575010/210073 A12 3 2005 Near: Slip road with Spring Lane roundabout, Colchester 597167/225505 A12 10 Near A12 Witham south slip roads (Lynfields) 580401/212539 A12 8 Near: A12 northern slips to Eight Ash Green, Stanway 594724/225062 A12 5 Near: A12 Kelvedon north slip roads 585006/217422 A12 4 Near: A12/A120 Ardleigh interchange 601910/228934 A12 4 2006 Near: A12 Witham south slip roads (Lynfields) 580412/212559 A12 6 Near: Slip road with Spring Lane roundabout, Colchester 597151/225527 A12 3 Near: A12 Kelvedon north slip roads 587795/220187 A12 3 Near: A12 Hatfield Peverel southern slips 578126/211470 A13 3 Near: A12 200 m south of Boreham interchange 574066/208782 A14 3 Near: A12 southern slips to Eight Ash Green, Stanway 594338/225053 A15 3 2007 Near: Slip road with Spring Lane roundabout, Colchester 597153/225527 A12 5 Near: A12 Witham south slip roads (Lynfields) 580399/212536 A12 5 Near: A12 Hatfield Peverel northern slips 579623/212090 A12 5 Near: A12 Kelvedon south slip roads 585032/217431 A12 5 Near: A12/A120 Ardleigh interchange 601866/228929 A12 3 Near: A12 Hatfield Peverel southern slips 578132/211438 A12 3 Near: A12 northern slip roads to M25 Brook Street 556955/192601 A12 3 Near: A12 Kelvedon bypass near B1023 bridge 587560/218890 A12 3