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Fatal A5183 crash in St Albans on 15 December 2016 at 18:29 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto, a Toyota Verso and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A5183 in St Albans at 18:29 on Thursday 15 December 2016. The 47-year-old male driver of the Fiat Punto was killed and the male driver of the Toyota Verso and a 36-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Verso were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Dec 2016
Thursday, 18:29
Vehicles
3
Fiat Punto and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.78627, longitude -0.38576, in the AL3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in St Albans

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016410137819
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5183
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
60 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
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 December 2018.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Verso

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Verso)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Verso)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2016410137819 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 2016.