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Serious B176 crash in Broxbourne on 31 December 2014 at 19:45 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa, a Fiat 500 and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the B176 in Broxbourne at 19:45 on Wednesday 31 December 2014. The 19-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, the 50-year-old female driver of the Fiat 500 and a 20-year-old female passenger in the Fiat 500 were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Dec 2014
Wednesday, 19:45
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Corsa and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6962, longitude -0.0346, in the EN8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cheshunt. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cheshunt South and Theobalds, Broxbourne, EN8 8RX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Broxbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20144100K0673
Council area
Broxbourne
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
176
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat 500

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat 500)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat 500)

    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 20144100K0673 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.