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Unclassified road crash in Welwyn Hatfield AL7 on 5 November 2003 at 08:13 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield at 08:13 on Wednesday 5 November 2003. The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and the 41-year-old female driver of the bus or coach 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
5 Nov 2003
Wednesday, 08:13
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and bus or coach
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.80402, longitude -0.17453, in the AL7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Welwyn Garden City. It is one of the crashes that make up the Haldens, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 1RL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20034100B0934
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
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 slight injury crash on 17 August 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

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 20034100B0934 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.