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Serious A6129 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 5 August 1998 at 10:29 involving an LDV 400 Series van

An LDV 400 Series van, a Ford Escort and a Saab 900 were involved in a crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield at 10:29 on Wednesday 5 August 1998. The 39-year-old female driver of the Saab 900 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Aug 1998
Wednesday, 10:29
Vehicles
3
LDV 400 Series and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79285, longitude -0.21082, in the AL8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Welwyn Garden City.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984100B0239
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6129
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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 September 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: LDV 400 Series

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Saab 900

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Saab 900)

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 19984100B0239 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.