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Unclassified road crash in East Hertfordshire SG14 on 16 August 2020 at 16:11 involving a Peugeot Partner van

A Peugeot Partner van and a Mercedes A Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Hertfordshire at 16:11 on Sunday 16 August 2020. The 51-year-old male driver of the Peugeot Partner van, a 9-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes A Class and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes A Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Aug 2020
Sunday, 16:11
Vehicles
2
Peugeot Partner and Mercedes A Class
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.78133, longitude -0.10449, in the SG14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020410982829
Council area
East 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
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 4 March 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot Partner

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes A Class

    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
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot Partner)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes A Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020410982829 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Hertfordshire road accident statistics for 2020.