A1178 crash in Hertsmere on 16 January 1981 at 14:20 involving a car

A car and a van were involved in a crash on the A1178 in Hertsmere at 14:20 on Friday 16 January 1981. The 24-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity: Slight
Date: 16 Jan 1981; Friday, 14:20
Vehicles: 2; Car and van
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 198101AGOEF32
Council area: Hertsmere
Police force: Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class: A
First road number: 1178
Road type: Dual carriageway
Speed limit: 70 mph

Junction information

Junction type: Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions: Daylight
Weather: Raining, no high winds
Road surface: Wet or damp

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Car
Manoeuvre
Going ahead
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
23 years
Vehicle 2: Van
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
Manoeuvre
Going ahead

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Driver
Slight
Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 198101AGOEF32 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hertsmere road accident statistics for 1981.