A1001 crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 9 September 2016 at 17:45 involving an Audi A1
Four vehicles, including an Audi A1 and a Peugeot 206, were involved in a crash on the A1001 in Welwyn Hatfield at 17:45 on Friday 9 September 2016. The 22-year-old female driver of the Audi A1 and the 23-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 206 were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 9 Sep 2016
- Friday, 17:45
- Vehicles
- 4
- Audi A1 and 3 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.76845, longitude -0.23446, in the AL10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hatfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 0BU area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2016410135658
- Council area
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Hertfordshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 1001
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 50 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
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 0%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 100%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 September 2005.
Slight
Piaggio NRG crash on the A1001 in Welwyn Hatfield, 12 September 2005
6 m awayRef 20054100B0689
Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A1001 in Welwyn Hatfield, 20 October 2024
13 m awayRef 2024411508097
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1001 in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 October 1993
18 m awayRef 19934100B2263
Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A1001 in Welwyn Hatfield, 13 October 2010
19 m awayRef 20104100B0583
Slight
Peugeot 405 crash on the A1001 in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 October 2003
32 m awayRef 20034100B0877
Serious
Car crash on the A1001 in Welwyn Hatfield, 25 November 2008
33 m awayRef 20084100B0833
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Audi A1
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 22 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,395 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Peugeot 206
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 23 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,124 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 42 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least deprived
Vehicle 4: Nissan Juke
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- South West
- Travelling to
- North East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 55 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A1)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most 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 2016410135658 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Welwyn Hatfield road accident statistics for 2016.