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Serious A41 crash in Hertsmere on 13 May 2017 at 08:00 involving a Lexus IS200

A Lexus IS200 and a Land Rover Range Rover were involved in a crash on the A41 in Hertsmere at 08:00 on Saturday 13 May 2017. The 34-year-old male driver of the Lexus IS200 was seriously injured and the 41-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Range Rover was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 May 2017
Saturday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Lexus IS200 and Land Rover Range Rover
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64315, longitude -0.32201, in the WD23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bushey Heath, Hertsmere, WD23 4EH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017410184743
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Single carriageway
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 June 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lexus IS200

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Range Rover

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Range Rover)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Lexus IS200)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    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 2017410184743 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 2017.