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Serious M1 crash in Three Rivers on 7 February 1998 at 21:48 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus crashed on the M1 in Three Rivers at 21:48 on Saturday 7 February 1998. There were nine casualties: one person was seriously injured and eight were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Feb 1998
Saturday, 21:48
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
9
1 seriously injured, 8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70068, longitude -0.37813, in the WD25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Watford, Watford.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19984100T1022
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 8 February 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 19984100T1022 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.