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Serious B197 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 11 January 1996 at 20:49 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield at 20:49 on Thursday 11 January 1996. The 19-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was seriously injured and the 57-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Jan 1996
Thursday, 20:49
Vehicles
2
Rover 200 Series and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.8233, longitude -0.21484, in the AL6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Welwyn.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19964100B0014
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
197
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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 27 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 19964100B0014 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 1996.