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A4008 crash in Three Rivers on 13 August 2002 at 19:10 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a Kawasaki EX500 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4008 in Three Rivers at 19:10 on Tuesday 13 August 2002. The 39-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki EX500 motorcycle was 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
13 Aug 2002
Tuesday, 19:10
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and Kawasaki EX500
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.636, longitude -0.37941, in the WD19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Watford, Watford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carpenders Park, Three Rivers, WD19 5RA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20024100C5385
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4008
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki EX500

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki EX500)

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 20024100C5385 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 2002.