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A5135 crash in Hertsmere on 1 December 1986 at 10:55 involving a car

A car and a van were involved in a crash on the A5135 in Hertsmere at 10:55 on Monday 1 December 1986. The 68-year-old male driver of the car and the 48-year-old male driver of the van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Dec 1986
Monday, 10:55
Vehicles
2
Car and van
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64934, longitude -0.29555, in the WD6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198601SA00935
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5135
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 June 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 198601SA00935 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 1986.