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C road crash in Dacorum HP4 on 4 December 1998 at 08:35 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Corsa and a Toyota Avensis, were involved in a crash on a C road in Dacorum at 08:35 on Friday 4 December 1998. The 38-year-old male driver of the Toyota Avensis was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Dec 1998
Friday, 08:35
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Corsa and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.77171, longitude -0.52095, in the HP4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Potten End.

Map of where the crash happened in Dacorum

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984100D0534
Council area
Dacorum
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 71 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 October 1986.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Avensis

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bedford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

  • Vehicle 4: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Avensis)

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 19984100D0534 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.