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Unclassified road crash in North Hertfordshire SG8 on 29 December 2016 at 00:05 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire at 00:05 on Thursday 29 December 2016. The 48-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 2016
Thursday, 00:05
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.0507, longitude -0.0129, in the SG8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Royston Palace, North Hertfordshire, SG8 9LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016410147603
Council area
North Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

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, 83 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    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
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2016410147603 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Hertfordshire road accident statistics for 2016.