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A405 crash in St Albans on 29 December 2024 at 17:40 involving a Vauxhall Grandland

A Vauxhall Grandland and a Jaguar F-Pace were involved in a crash on the A405 in St Albans at 17:40 on Sunday 29 December 2024. The 56-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Grandland, a 39-year-old female passenger in the Jaguar F-Pace and a 2-year-old female passenger in the Jaguar F-Pace were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 2024
Sunday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Grandland and Jaguar F-Pace
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.71977, longitude -0.36615, in the AL2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Stephen, St Albans, AL2 3TN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in St Albans

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024411545158
Council area
St Albans
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
405
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 40 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 June 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Grandland

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Jaguar F-Pace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Grandland)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jaguar F-Pace)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jaguar F-Pace)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2024411545158 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the St Albans road accident statistics for 2024.