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Fatal A4146 crash in Dacorum on 30 October 2022 at 22:53 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus hit a pedestrian on the A4146 in Dacorum at 22:53 on Sunday 30 October 2022. A 42-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Oct 2022
Sunday, 22:53
Vehicles
1
Ford Focus
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.75948, longitude -0.47668, in the HP1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum, HP1 1BG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Dacorum

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022411236973
Council area
Dacorum
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4146
Road type
Single 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    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
    Male
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 42, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2022411236973 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dacorum road accident statistics for 2022.