Fatal A1178 crash in Hertsmere on 10 August 1981 at 20:25 involving a car

A car crashed on the A1178 in Hertsmere at 20:25 on Monday 10 August 1981. The 45-year-old male driver and a 45-year-old male passenger were killed.

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

Severity: Fatal
Date: 10 Aug 1981; Monday, 20:25
Vehicles: 1; Car
Casualties: 2; 2 killed

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 198101HAUFF36
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: Other
Road surface: Dry

Vehicles involved (1)

Vehicle 1: Car
Manoeuvre
Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
44 years

Casualties (2)

Casualty 1: Driver
Fatal
Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)
Casualty 2: Passenger
Fatal
Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)
Car passenger
Front seat passenger

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 198101HAUFF36 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.