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B656 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 15 May 1998 at 18:20 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B656 in Welwyn Hatfield at 18:20 on Friday 15 May 1998. The 60-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 May 1998
Friday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.83439, longitude -0.21672, in the AL6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Welwyn.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984100B0126
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
656
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 October 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North West
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Open door of vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, 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 19984100B0126 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Welwyn Hatfield road accident statistics for 1998.