A4140 crash in Hertsmere on 23 December 1981 at 22:45 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on the A4140 in Hertsmere at 22:45 on Wednesday 23 December 1981. The 22-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

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

Severity: Slight
Date: 23 Dec 1981; Wednesday, 22:45
Vehicles: 2; Van and car
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 198101LNWJF37
Council area: Hertsmere
Police force: Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class: A
First road number: 4140
Road type: Single carriageway
Speed limit: 30 mph

Junction information

Junction type: Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions: Dark, street lights lit
Weather: Other
Road surface: Wet or damp

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Van
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
Manoeuvre
Parked
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
26 years
Vehicle 2: Car
Manoeuvre
Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
23 years

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Driver
Slight
Male, aged 22, 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 198101LNWJF37 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.