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Serious B197 crash in Stevenage on 18 July 2019 at 22:45 involving a Nissan 350

A Nissan 350 and a Toyota GT86 were involved in a crash on the B197 in Stevenage at 22:45 on Thursday 18 July 2019. There were nineteen casualties: eight people were seriously injured and eleven were slightly injured. Nineteen of them were pedestrians.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jul 2019
Thursday, 22:45
Vehicles
2
Nissan 350 and Toyota GT86
Casualties
19
8 seriously injured, 11 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88898, longitude -0.1953, in the SG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Stevenage. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roebuck, Stevenage, SG1 2GX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Stevenage

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019410889448
Council area
Stevenage
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
197
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 November 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan 350

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    3,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota GT86

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (19)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan 350)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan 350)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 7: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 8: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 9: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 10: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan 350)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 11: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 12: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 13: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan 350)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 14: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 15: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 16: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 17: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 18: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 19: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 2 (Toyota GT86)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2019410889448 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Stevenage road accident statistics for 2019.