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Unclassified road crash in Broxbourne EN11 on 14 December 1979 at 23:25 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Broxbourne at 23:25 on Friday 14 December 1979. The 43-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 1979
Friday, 23:25
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.7689, longitude 0.00288, in the EN11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hoddesdon.

Map of where the crash happened in Broxbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19794141A3098
Council area
Broxbourne
Police force
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 19794141A3098 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broxbourne road accident statistics for 1979.