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A1(M) crash in Stevenage on 1 December 1997 at 10:00 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A van and a Vauxhall Nova were involved in a crash on the A1(M) in Stevenage at 10:00 on Monday 1 December 1997. The 18-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Nova, an 18-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Nova and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Nova were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Dec 1997
Monday, 10:00
Vehicles
2
Van and Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.92761, longitude -0.22074, in the SG1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Stevenage

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19974100E0264
Council area
Stevenage
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
1
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
A
Second road number
602

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 26 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

    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 19974100E0264 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.