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B4542 crash in Three Rivers on 1 July 2002 at 17:50 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio, a Mercedes CLK Class and a Fiat Tipo were involved in a crash on the B4542 in Three Rivers at 17:50 on Monday 1 July 2002. The 53-year-old female driver of the Mercedes CLK Class, a 15-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes CLK Class and an 11-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes CLK Class were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jul 2002
Monday, 17:50
Vehicles
3
Renault Clio and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.62067, longitude -0.37649, in the WD19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carpenders Park, Three Rivers, WD19 5RL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20024100CA193
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4542
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 7 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes CLK Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat Tipo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,372 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes CLK Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes CLK Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes CLK Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 20024100CA193 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.