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Fatal A1(M) crash in Welwyn Hatfield on 29 September 2024 at 23:54 involving an Alfa Romeo Mito

An Alfa Romeo Mito crashed on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield at 23:54 on Sunday 29 September 2024. The 29-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Sep 2024
Sunday, 23:54
Vehicles
1
Alfa Romeo Mito
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.81824, longitude -0.22036, in the AL6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sherrards, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7EL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024411512658
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, no street lighting
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Alfa Romeo Mito

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,368 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alfa Romeo Mito)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2024411512658 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Welwyn Hatfield road accident statistics for 2024.