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Unclassified road crash in Hertsmere AL2 on 30 June 2018 at 14:45 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class, a Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Hertsmere at 14:45 on Saturday 30 June 2018. The 48-year-old female driver of the Mercedes C Class and the 24-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jun 2018
Saturday, 14:45
Vehicles
3
Mercedes C Class and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.72127, longitude -0.27495, in the AL2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018410315239
Council area
Hertsmere
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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018410315239 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 2018.