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A41 crash in Dacorum on 22 August 1998 at 11:25 involving a Ford Orion

A van and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A41 in Dacorum at 11:25 on Saturday 22 August 1998. The 24-year-old female driver of the Ford Orion and a 20-year-old female passenger in the Ford Orion were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Aug 1998
Saturday, 11:25
Vehicles
2
Van and Ford Orion
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71438, longitude -0.46739, in the WD4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Dacorum

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984100D0369
Council area
Dacorum
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Carriageway hazards
Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 March 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 19984100D0369 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dacorum road accident statistics for 1998.