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Unclassified road crash in Welwyn Hatfield AL7 on 16 January 2025 at 19:32 involving a Mercedes Vito van

A Mercedes Vito van and a Renault Kadjar were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield at 19:32 on Thursday 16 January 2025. The 49-year-old male driver of the Renault Kadjar, a 45-year-old female passenger in the Renault Kadjar and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Renault Kadjar were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Jan 2025
Thursday, 19:32
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Vito and Renault Kadjar
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.79156, longitude -0.19299, in the AL7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Welwyn Garden City. It is one of the crashes that make up the Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 3DX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Welwyn Hatfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025411546820
Council area
Welwyn Hatfield
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 January 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Vito

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Kadjar

    Car

    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Kadjar)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Kadjar)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Kadjar)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2025411546820 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 2025.