B656 crash in North Hertfordshire on 4 May 2001 at 14:55 involving a Renault Clio
A Renault Clio, a Peugeot 205 and a Chrysler Neon were involved in a crash on the B656 in North Hertfordshire at 14:55 on Friday 4 May 2001. The 68-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 205 were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 4 May 2001
- Friday, 14:55
- Vehicles
- 3
- Renault Clio and 2 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.84122, longitude -0.22528, in the AL6 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in North Hertfordshire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 20014100B0371
- Council area
- North Hertfordshire
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Hertfordshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 656
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 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
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 2012.
Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the B656 in North Hertfordshire, 20 February 2012
36 m awayRef 20124100G0120
Slight
Hyundai Tucson crash on the B656 in North Hertfordshire, 24 March 2011
71 m awayRef 20114100B0171
Slight
Car crash on the B656 in North Hertfordshire, 27 April 1988
72 m awayRef 19884141B2066
Slight
Rover 200 Series crash on the B656 in North Hertfordshire, 16 February 1997
99 m awayRef 19974100B0090
Slight
Vauxhall Nova crash on the B656 in North Hertfordshire, 16 June 1992
106 m awayRef 19924141E2160
Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the B656 in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 December 2003
127 m awayRef 20034100B1068
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North West
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 68 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,390 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 2: Peugeot 205
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North West
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 48 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,360 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 3: Chrysler Neon
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North West
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 59 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,995 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)
- 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 20014100B0371 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 2001.