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Serious A41 crash in Three Rivers on 14 November 2017 at 17:40 involving a Honda CR-Z

A Honda CR-Z and a Honda CBF125M motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A41 in Three Rivers at 17:40 on Tuesday 14 November 2017. The 60-year-old male rider of the Honda CBF125M motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Nov 2017
Tuesday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Honda CR-Z and Honda CBF125M
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.69281, longitude -0.43687, in the WD4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gade Valley, Three Rivers, WD4 8RW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Three Rivers

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017410252082
Council area
Three Rivers
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 June 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CR-Z

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CBF125M

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    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
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda CBF125M)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2017410252082 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Three Rivers road accident statistics for 2017.