M1 crash in St Albans on 27 February 2017 at 07:25 involving a Ford Mondeo
A Ford Mondeo, a Vauxhall Corsa and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the M1 in St Albans at 07:25 on Monday 27 February 2017. The 30-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, a 33-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 27 Feb 2017
- Monday, 07:25
- Vehicles
- 3
- Ford Mondeo and 2 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72805, longitude -0.38993, in the WD5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Stephen, St Albans, AL2 3NT area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in St Albans
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2017410161756
- Council area
- St Albans
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Hertfordshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- Motorway
- First road number
- 1
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Trunk road (National Highways)
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
- Daylight
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
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, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 February 2003.
Slight
Rover 200 Series crash on the M1 in St Albans, 6 February 2003
16 m awayRef 20034100T1038
Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 19 December 2016
28 m awayRef 2016410142994
Slight
Mercedes 200 crash on the M1 in St Albans, 24 October 2005
29 m awayRef 20054100T1313
Slight
Volvo crash on the M1 in St Albans, 27 March 2000
29 m awayRef 20004100T1079
Slight
Honda Accord crash on the M1 in St Albans, 19 July 2010
30 m awayRef 20104100T1104
Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M1 in Broxbourne, 27 November 2017
34 m awayRef 2017410244322
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo
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
- Driver age
- 58 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,997 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- 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
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,618 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% least deprived
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10% 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 2017410161756 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 2017.