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Serious A5 crash in Hertsmere on 12 December 1981 at 15:35 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A5 in Hertsmere at 15:35 on Saturday 12 December 1981. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a snow-covered dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Dec 1981
Saturday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198101LCPHF38
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Snow

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 198101LCPHF38 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.