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B653 crash in St Albans on 31 August 2001 at 19:35 involving a Bedford Midi van

A Bedford Midi van crashed on the B653 in St Albans at 19:35 on Friday 31 August 2001. The 28-year-old male driver and a 60-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an oily single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Aug 2001
Friday, 19:35
Vehicles
1
Bedford Midi
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.83791, longitude -0.35606, in the LU2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in St Albans

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20014100F0342
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
653
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Other
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 5 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford Midi

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford Midi)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford Midi)

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 20014100F0342 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 2001.