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B4542 crash in Three Rivers on 2 April 2005 at 15:40 involving a Citroen Saxo

A Citroen Saxo and a car were involved in a crash on the B4542 in Three Rivers at 15:40 on Saturday 2 April 2005. The 22-year-old female driver of the Citroen Saxo, a 20-year-old male passenger in the Citroen Saxo and a 57-year-old male passenger in the car were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Apr 2005
Saturday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Citroen Saxo and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.62067, longitude -0.37634, in the WD19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carpenders Park, Three Rivers, WD19 5RL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20054100C0322
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
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    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 20054100C0322 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 2005.