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Unclassified road crash in North Hertfordshire SG5 on 16 December 2017 at 16:43 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire at 16:43 on Saturday 16 December 2017. The 26-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Dec 2017
Saturday, 16:43
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.95654, longitude -0.28669, in the SG5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hitchin. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hitchin Bearton, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1UN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017410253399
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 March 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2017410253399 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 2017.