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B653 crash in St Albans on 8 June 2015 at 16:45 involving a Renault Trafic

A car and a Renault Trafic were involved in a crash on the B653 in St Albans at 16:45 on Monday 8 June 2015. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jun 2015
Monday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Car and Renault Trafic
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.81545, longitude -0.29329, in the AL4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wheathampstead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sandridge & Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8BA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in St Albans

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20154100F0345
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
653
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
651

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
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trafic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Trafic)

    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 20154100F0345 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 2015.