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Serious B656 crash in North Hertfordshire on 28 April 2024 at 00:15 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A bicycle and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B656 in North Hertfordshire at 00:15 on Sunday 28 April 2024. The 25-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a flooded single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Apr 2024
Sunday, 00:15
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.95244, longitude -0.26644, in the SG4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hitchin. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hitchin Walsworth, North Hertfordshire, SG4 0HN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Hertfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024411440295
Council area
North Hertfordshire
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
656
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024411440295 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Hertfordshire road accident statistics for 2024.