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B157 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 17 September 2001 at 22:36 involving a Bedford Midi van

A Bedford Midi van and a Hyundai Amica were involved in a crash on the B157 in Welwyn Hatfield at 22:36 on Monday 17 September 2001. The 73-year-old female driver of the Hyundai Amica and a 77-year-old male passenger in the Hyundai Amica were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Sep 2001
Monday, 22:36
Vehicles
2
Bedford Midi and Hyundai Amica
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71623, longitude -0.13275, in the EN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cuffley.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20014100B0740
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
157
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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 25 June 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford Midi

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Amica

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Amica)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Amica)

    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 20014100B0740 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Welwyn Hatfield road accident statistics for 2001.