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Unclassified road crash in Hertsmere WD6 on 21 December 1999 at 14:52 involving a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hertsmere at 14:52 on Tuesday 21 December 1999. A 12-year-old female passenger in the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 1999
Tuesday, 14:52
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 45 and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66607, longitude -0.28073, in the WD6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Borehamwood.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199901SA00512
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 July 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

    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 199901SA00512 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hertsmere road accident statistics for 1999.