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Serious unclassified road crash in Broxbourne EN8 on 24 December 2018 at 11:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Triumph Tiger motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Broxbourne at 11:00 on Monday 24 December 2018. The male rider of the Triumph Tiger motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Dec 2018
Monday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Triumph Tiger
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.70874, longitude -0.04098, in the EN8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cheshunt. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cheshunt South and Theobalds, Broxbourne, EN8 9DP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018410811990
Council area
Broxbourne
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Human crossing control by other authorised person

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 September 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Tiger

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,050 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Tiger)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most 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 2018410811990 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.