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Serious A10 crash in Broxbourne on 24 December 1993 at 19:23 involving an Opel Manta

Five vehicles, including an Opel Manta and a Vauxhall Nova, were involved in a crash on the A10 in Broxbourne at 19:23 on Friday 24 December 1993. There were five casualties: four people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Dec 1993
Friday, 19:23
Vehicles
5
Opel Manta and 4 others
Casualties
5
4 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74208, longitude -0.03278, in the EN10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Broxbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19934100A0594
Council area
Broxbourne
Police force
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
10
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 2001.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Opel Manta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mazda RX7

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,367 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 5: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Manta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mazda RX7)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mazda RX7)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mazda RX7)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 19934100A0594 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broxbourne road accident statistics for 1993.