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Serious A1000 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 23 October 1998 at 21:15 involving a Renault 11

A Renault 11 and a Ford Granada taxi were involved in a crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield at 21:15 on Friday 23 October 1998. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Oct 1998
Friday, 21:15
Vehicles
2
Renault 11 and Ford Granada
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.73351, longitude -0.18753, in the AL9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brookmans Park.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984100B0325
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1000
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 11

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 11)

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 19984100B0325 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.