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A428 crash in Bedford on 25 August 1993 at 17:20 involving an ERF lorry

An ERF lorry and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A428 in Bedford at 17:20 on Wednesday 25 August 1993. The 28-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Aug 1993
Wednesday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
ERF and Ford Orion
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14404, longitude -0.42316, in the MK41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19934000B1105
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
428
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 14 June 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: ERF

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

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 19934000B1105 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bedford road accident statistics for 1993.