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Serious A412 crash in Three Rivers on 25 May 1996 at 14:48 involving a Renault 19

A Renault 19 and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the A412 in Three Rivers at 14:48 on Saturday 25 May 1996. There were eight casualties: two people were seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 May 1996
Saturday, 14:48
Vehicles
2
Renault 19 and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
8
2 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.63352, longitude -0.49338, in the WD3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rickmansworth.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19964100C0299
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
412
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 19)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 19964100C0299 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 1996.