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A1072 crash in Stevenage on 17 February 1997 at 18:35 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Mazda 323 were involved in a crash on the A1072 in Stevenage at 18:35 on Monday 17 February 1997. A 16-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 323 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Feb 1997
Monday, 18:35
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Mazda 323
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88893, longitude -0.20178, in the SG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stevenage.

Map of where the crash happened in Stevenage

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19974100E0045
Council area
Stevenage
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1072
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
602

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,764 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

    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 19974100E0045 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stevenage road accident statistics for 1997.