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Fatal A10 crash in Broxbourne on 4 July 2014 at 22:07 involving a Chrysler PT Cruiser

A Chrysler PT Cruiser crashed on the A10 in Broxbourne at 22:07 on Friday 4 July 2014. The 58-year-old male driver and a 56-year-old female passenger were killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Jul 2014
Friday, 22:07
Vehicles
1
Chrysler PT Cruiser
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.74697, longitude -0.03269, in the EN10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South, Broxbourne, EN10 7HJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Broxbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20144100K0316
Council area
Broxbourne
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
10
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 July 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Chrysler PT Cruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chrysler PT Cruiser)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chrysler PT Cruiser)

    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 20144100K0316 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broxbourne road accident statistics for 2014.