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Fatal unclassified road crash in Hertsmere WD6 on 20 March 2012 at 16:35 involving a Volkswagen Passat taxi

A motorcycle and a Volkswagen Passat taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hertsmere at 16:35 on Tuesday 20 March 2012. The 40-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Mar 2012
Tuesday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65255, longitude -0.27864, in the WD6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Borehamwood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Elstree, Hertsmere, WD6 3LD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20124100J0133
Council area
Hertsmere
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
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (over 500cc), 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 20124100J0133 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hertsmere road accident statistics for 2012.