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A1001 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 1 June 2003 at 14:15 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class and an Austin Mini were involved in a crash on the A1001 in Welwyn Hatfield at 14:15 on Sunday 1 June 2003. The 55-year-old female driver of the Austin Mini and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Austin Mini were 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
1 Jun 2003
Sunday, 14:15
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Austin Mini
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76993, longitude -0.23258, in the AL10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 0BU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20034100B0449
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1001
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
1001

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Mini)

    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 20034100B0449 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 2003.