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A428 crash in Bedford on 11 July 1994 at 08:30 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A428 in Bedford at 08:30 on Monday 11 July 1994. The 45-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jul 1994
Monday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.13951, longitude -0.48908, in the MK40 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
19944000B0861
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
428
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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 slight injury crash on 4 July 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Cycleway or shared use footway (not part of main carriageway)
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Cycleway or shared use footway (not part of main carriageway)
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 19944000B0861 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 1994.