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A4178 crash in Watford on 4 October 2024 at 18:30 involving a Volkswagen CC

A Volkswagen CC and a Honda WW125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4178 in Watford at 18:30 on Friday 4 October 2024. The 34-year-old male rider of the Honda WW125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Oct 2024
Friday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen CC and Honda WW125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64674, longitude -0.39494, in the WD18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Watford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Oxhey, Watford, WD18 0HZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Watford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024411501119
Council area
Watford
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4178
Road type
Single 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
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 October 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen CC

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda WW125)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2024411501119 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Watford road accident statistics for 2024.