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Unclassified road crash in Hertsmere WD6 on 17 October 2025 at 18:50 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Hertsmere at 18:50 on Friday 17 October 2025. An 88-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Oct 2025
Friday, 18:50
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.66345, longitude -0.29016, in the WD6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Borehamwood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Borehamwood Brookmeadow, Hertsmere, WD6 4UB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hertsmere

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025411660705
Council area
Hertsmere
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 49 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 April 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 88, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most 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 2025411660705 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hertsmere road accident statistics for 2025.