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Fatal C road crash in Three Rivers WD3 on 19 March 2001 at 08:20 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry hit a pedestrian on a C road in Three Rivers at 08:20 on Monday 19 March 2001. An 87-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Mar 2001
Monday, 08:20
Vehicles
1
Iveco-Ford
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65412, longitude -0.44974, in the WD3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rickmansworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Durrants, Three Rivers, WD3 3QX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20014100C0128
Council area
Three Rivers
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 March 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    5,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 87, hit by vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 20014100C0128 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Three Rivers road accident statistics for 2001.