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A1072 crash in Stevenage on 6 July 2007 at 07:45 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A1072 in Stevenage at 07:45 on Friday 6 July 2007. The 41-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series and the 59-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 2007
Friday, 07:45
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Renault Megane
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.92089, longitude -0.17794, in the SG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stevenage. It is one of the crashes that make up the Martins Wood, Stevenage, SG1 5NR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stevenage

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20074100E0318
Council area
Stevenage
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1072
Road type
Dual 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
1072

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

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 20074100E0318 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stevenage road accident statistics for 2007.