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Serious C road crash in East Hertfordshire SG2 on 29 August 2004 at 11:50 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on a C road in East Hertfordshire at 11:50 on Sunday 29 August 2004. The 17-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Aug 2004
Sunday, 11:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89775, longitude -0.13643, in the SG2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20044100A0752
Council area
East Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 82 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 May 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 20044100A0752 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Hertfordshire road accident statistics for 2004.