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A505 crash in North Hertfordshire on 15 April 1994 at 17:20 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire at 17:20 on Friday 15 April 1994. The 19-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Apr 1994
Friday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.94621, longitude -0.28679, in the SG5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hitchin.

Map of where the crash happened in North Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19944100E2100
Council area
North Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
505
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

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 19944100E2100 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Hertfordshire road accident statistics for 1994.