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A5 crash in Barnet on 5 December 2018 at 06:30 involving an Audi A8

An Audi A8 and a Smart Fortwo were involved in a crash on the A5 in Barnet at 06:30 on Wednesday 5 December 2018. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2018
Wednesday, 06:30
Vehicles
2
Audi A8 and Smart Fortwo
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.60623, longitude -0.27446, in the HA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Harrow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Burnt Oak, Barnet, HA8 9AA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnet

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010173322
Council area
Barnet
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A8

    Car

    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    4,172 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Smart Fortwo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A8)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A8)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A8)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A8)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018010173322 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barnet road accident statistics for 2018.