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Serious B5378 crash in Hertsmere on 17 September 1993 at 01:10 involving a Hillman Imp

A Hillman Imp crashed on the B5378 in Hertsmere at 01:10 on Friday 17 September 1993. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Sep 1993
Friday, 01:10
Vehicles
1
Hillman Imp
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.69431, longitude -0.28402, in the WD7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199301SA00698
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5378
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 April 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Hillman Imp

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    875 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hillman Imp)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hillman Imp)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hillman Imp)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hillman Imp)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199301SA00698 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 1993.