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B462 crash in Hertsmere on 3 August 2014 at 20:45 involving a Ford Fiesta

Two cars and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B462 in Hertsmere at 20:45 on Sunday 3 August 2014. The 17-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 16-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta and a 16-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Aug 2014
Sunday, 20:45
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67336, longitude -0.3438, in the WD25 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aldenham West, Hertsmere, WD25 8BL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20144100J0378
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
462
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • 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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 20144100J0378 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.