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A4146 crash in Three Rivers on 24 October 1998 at 03:15 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and a Leyland DAF Fad 85 lorry were involved in a crash on the A4146 in Three Rivers at 03:15 on Saturday 24 October 1998. The 38-year-old female driver of the Austin Maestro was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Oct 1998
Saturday, 03:15
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Leyland DAF Fad 85
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64001, longitude -0.4264, in the WD18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984100C0692
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4146
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Road works
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF Fad 85

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

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 19984100C0692 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Three Rivers road accident statistics for 1998.