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Serious B197 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 19 January 1996 at 08:05 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield at 08:05 on Friday 19 January 1996. The 19-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was seriously injured and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jan 1996
Friday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.84628, longitude -0.18823, in the AL6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Woolmer Green.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19964100B0025
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
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 19964100B0025 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.