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Serious B530 crash in Bedford on 20 May 1995 at 20:15 involving an Audi 100

Five vehicles, including an Audi 100 and a Ford Mondeo, were involved in a crash on the B530 in Bedford at 20:15 on Saturday 20 May 1995. All six casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 May 1995
Saturday, 20:15
Vehicles
5
Audi 100 and 4 others
Casualties
6
6 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10345, longitude -0.48153, in the MK42 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19954000B0585
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
530
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 49 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 2016.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi 100

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,226 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 5: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 100)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 100)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi 100)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 19954000B0585 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 1995.