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B656 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 27 October 1992 at 16:50 involving a Nissan Cabstar van

A Nissan Cabstar van, an Iveco-Ford lorry and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B656 in Welwyn Hatfield at 16:50 on Tuesday 27 October 1992. The 37-year-old male driver of the Nissan Cabstar van and a 24-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Cabstar 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
27 Oct 1992
Tuesday, 16:50
Vehicles
3
Nissan Cabstar and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.83457, longitude -0.21671, in the AL6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Welwyn.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19924100B2264
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
656
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Cabstar

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,488 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    6,224 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Cabstar)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Cabstar)

    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 19924100B2264 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Welwyn Hatfield road accident statistics for 1992.