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Serious C road crash in St Albans AL4 on 26 April 1993 at 17:35 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra, an Austin Maestro and a Nissan Patrol were involved in a crash on a C road in St Albans at 17:35 on Monday 26 April 1993. The 24-year-old female driver of the Ford Sierra, the 36-year-old female driver of the Austin Maestro and a female passenger aged under 1 in the Ford Sierra were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Apr 1993
Monday, 17:35
Vehicles
3
Ford Sierra and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.81149, longitude -0.31598, in the AL4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in St Albans

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19934100B1127
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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 28 August 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Patrol

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    3,246 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    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 19934100B1127 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 1993.