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A1(M) crash in North Hertfordshire on 10 February 1999 at 12:39 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Two Vauxhall Astras and a Volvo 850 were involved in a crash on the A1(M) in North Hertfordshire at 12:39 on Wednesday 10 February 1999. The 21-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and the 41-year-old female driver of vehicle 2 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
10 Feb 1999
Wednesday, 12:39
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.84516, longitude -0.2003, in the AL6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Woolmer Green.

Map of where the crash happened in North Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19994100T2009
Council area
North Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 January 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo 850

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,435 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 19994100T2009 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Hertfordshire road accident statistics for 1999.