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Serious A1 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 1 January 1994 at 07:20 involving a Peugeot 309

A Peugeot 309 crashed on the A1 in Central Bedfordshire at 07:20 on Saturday 1 January 1994. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Jan 1994
Saturday, 07:20
Vehicles
1
Peugeot 309
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.04605, longitude -0.23412, in the SG18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19944000E0005
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 October 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 19944000E0005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Central Bedfordshire road accident statistics for 1994.