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Unclassified road crash in North Hertfordshire SG5 on 1 March 2018 at 17:45 involving a Hyundai Accent

A Hyundai Accent and a Jaguar X Type were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire at 17:45 on Thursday 1 March 2018. A 45-year-old female pedestrian hit by the Hyundai Accent, a 6-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Hyundai Accent and a 6-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Hyundai Accent were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in snow and high winds on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Mar 2018
Thursday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Accent and Jaguar X Type
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.96198, longitude -0.27769, 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
2018410273922
Council area
North Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Snow

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, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 July 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Accent

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,341 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Jaguar X Type

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, hit by vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, hit by vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, hit by vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018410273922 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 2018.