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B157 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 15 May 1994 at 13:20 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series and three cars were involved in a crash on the B157 in Welwyn Hatfield at 13:20 on Sunday 15 May 1994. A 54-year-old female passenger in the Rover 200 Series and the 24-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 May 1994
Sunday, 13:20
Vehicles
4
Rover 200 Series and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71786, longitude -0.16992, in the AL9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brookmans Park.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19944100B2130
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
157
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 2015.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,342 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 19944100B2130 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 1994.