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B4399 crash in Herefordshire on 17 December 1997 at 11:20 involving a Mitsubishi L300 van

A Mitsubishi L300 van, a van and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B4399 in Herefordshire at 11:20 on Wednesday 17 December 1997. The 24-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow and high winds on a single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Dec 1997
Wednesday, 11:20
Vehicles
3
Mitsubishi L300 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.01729, longitude -2.65088, in the HR2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199722ER05605
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4399
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 60 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 August 1980.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi L300

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    2,477 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,119 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 199722ER05605 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Herefordshire road accident statistics for 1997.