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Fatal B198 crash in Broxbourne on 1 October 2018 at 19:02 involving a Mazda 2

A Mazda 2 and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the B198 in Broxbourne at 19:02 on Monday 1 October 2018. A 40-year-old male passenger in the other vehicle and a 20-year-old female passenger in the other vehicle were killed and the 21-year-old female driver of the Mazda 2 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Oct 2018
Monday, 19:02
Vehicles
2
Mazda 2 and other vehicle
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70383, longitude -0.063, in the EN7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rosedale and Bury Green, Broxbourne, EN7 5LR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Broxbourne

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018410332019
Council area
Broxbourne
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
198
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 January 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,349 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 40, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 20, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018410332019 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broxbourne road accident statistics for 2018.