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A404 crash in Three Rivers on 5 February 1993 at 12:16 involving an Austin Maestro van

A car, an Austin Maestro van and a Mercedes 190 were involved in a crash on the A404 in Three Rivers at 12:16 on Friday 5 February 1993. The 36-year-old female driver of the Mercedes 190 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Feb 1993
Friday, 12:16
Vehicles
3
Austin Maestro and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.63641, longitude -0.47377, in the WD3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19934100C0068
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
404
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,138 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Maestro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes 190)

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 19934100C0068 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Three Rivers road accident statistics for 1993.