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A4178 crash in Watford on 26 November 1997 at 07:20 involving a Ford Scorpio

A Ford Scorpio and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A4178 in Watford at 07:20 on Wednesday 26 November 1997. The 58-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Nov 1997
Wednesday, 07:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Scorpio and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65633, longitude -0.40284, in the WD18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Watford.

Map of where the crash happened in Watford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19974100C0786
Council area
Watford
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4178
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 February 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Scorpio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 19974100C0786 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Watford road accident statistics for 1997.