Serious A121 crash in Broxbourne on 1 May 2021 at 20:30 involving a Mercedes B Class
A Mercedes B Class and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A121 in Broxbourne at 20:30 on Saturday 1 May 2021. The 30-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.
It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 1 May 2021
- Saturday, 20:30
- Vehicles
- 2
- Mercedes B Class and bicycle
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6856, longitude -0.0288, in the EN8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Waltham Cross. It is one of the crashes that make up the Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 7LX area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2021411054003
- Council area
- Broxbourne
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Hertfordshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 121
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 121
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Footbridge or subway
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights unlit
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 January 2024.
Slight
MG HS crash on the A121 in Broxbourne, 26 January 2024
2 m awayRef 2024411403949
Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A121 in Broxbourne, 10 May 2017
3 m awayRef 2017410187771
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A121 in Broxbourne, 6 April 2015
3 m awayRef 20154100K0143
Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A121 in Broxbourne, 31 March 2021
3 m awayRef 2021411035533
Slight
Mitsubishi Eclipse crash on the A121 in Broxbourne, 23 November 2024
4 m awayRef 2024411524244
Slight
Ford Sierra crash on the A121 in Broxbourne, 9 November 1993
5 m awayRef 199301YC00139
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Mercedes B Class
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Entering roundabout
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 61 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,498 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
SeriousMale, aged 30, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)
- Serious injury band
- Less serious
- 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 2021411054003 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 2021.