B5378 crash in Hertsmere on 23 March 2016 at 12:58 involving a Hyundai Getz
A Hyundai Getz and a Volkswagen Scirocco were involved in a crash on the B5378 in Hertsmere at 12:58 on Wednesday 23 March 2016. The 35-year-old female driver of the Hyundai Getz was 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
- 23 Mar 2016
- Wednesday, 12:58
- Vehicles
- 2
- Hyundai Getz and Volkswagen Scirocco
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65549, longitude -0.27628, in the WD6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Borehamwood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Borehamwood Brookmeadow, Hertsmere, WD6 1AW area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 20164100J0154
- 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
- 5378
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Central refuge, no other controls
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
- 0%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 100%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 March 2020.
Slight
Volkswagen Beetle crash on the B5378 in Hertsmere, 2 March 2020
5 m awayRef 2020410948135
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A5135 in Hertsmere, 4 November 1983
5 m awayRef 1983010SA0741
Slight
Scania crash on the A5135 in Hertsmere, 9 July 1991
5 m awayRef 199101SA00511
Slight
Honda Accord crash on the B5378 in Hertsmere, 10 August 1995
5 m awayRef 199501SA00702
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A5135 in Hertsmere, 14 June 1987
5 m awayRef 198701SA00415
Slight
Bus crash on the A5135 in Hertsmere, 20 May 1992
5 m awayRef 199201SA00347
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Hyundai Getz
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 35 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,341 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Scirocco
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North East
- Travelling to
- South West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 40 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,968 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Getz)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
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 20164100J0154 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 2016.