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Serious B653 crash in St Albans on 5 August 1999 at 07:06 involving a Ford Transit lorry

A Ford Transit lorry, a Ford Escort and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the B653 in St Albans at 07:06 on Thursday 5 August 1999. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Aug 1999
Thursday, 07:06
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.83791, longitude -0.35606, in the LU2 postcode district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19994100F0306
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
653
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

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

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), 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 19994100F0306 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 1999.