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Serious B4348 crash in Herefordshire on 1 October 1997 at 09:30 involving a Renault 21

A Renault 21, a Daihatsu Fourtrak and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the B4348 in Herefordshire at 09:30 on Wednesday 1 October 1997. There were six casualties: two people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Oct 1997
Wednesday, 09:30
Vehicles
3
Renault 21 and 2 others
Casualties
6
2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.0708, longitude -3.00676, in the HR3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Herefordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199722EY04346
Council area
Herefordshire
Police force
West Mercia

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4348
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 61 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 June 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Daihatsu Fourtrak

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,765 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Daihatsu Fourtrak)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)

    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 199722EY04346 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.