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Serious A119 crash in East Hertfordshire on 18 November 1998 at 13:04 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A119 in East Hertfordshire at 13:04 on Wednesday 18 November 1998. The 18-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Nov 1998
Wednesday, 13:04
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.80016, longitude -0.0597, in the SG13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hertford.

Map of where the crash happened in East Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984100A0498
Council area
East Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
119
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 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
B
Second road number
1502

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, 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 19984100A0498 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Hertfordshire road accident statistics for 1998.