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A41 crash in Hertsmere on 1 March 2014 at 21:34 involving a Mazda MX-5

A Mazda MX-5 and an Audi A1 were involved in a crash on the A41 in Hertsmere at 21:34 on Saturday 1 March 2014. The 44-year-old female driver of the Mazda MX-5 and the 26-year-old female driver of the Audi A1 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Mar 2014
Saturday, 21:34
Vehicles
2
Mazda MX-5 and Audi A1
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66507, longitude -0.36174, in the WD25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bushey. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bushey North, Hertsmere, WD25 8HL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20144100J0161
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda MX-5)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A1)

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 20144100J0161 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 2014.