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Fatal C road crash in East Hertfordshire SG9 on 24 February 2000 at 08:57 involving a Renault 19

A car and a Renault 19 were involved in a crash on a C road in East Hertfordshire at 08:57 on Thursday 24 February 2000. The 52-year-old male driver of the car was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Feb 2000
Thursday, 08:57
Vehicles
2
Car and Renault 19
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.94045, longitude -0.01419, in the SG9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Buntingford.

Map of where the crash happened in East Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20004100A0082
Council area
East Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,650 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 20004100A0082 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Hertfordshire road accident statistics for 2000.