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A1 crash in Bedford on 21 December 1998 at 15:18 involving a Mazda 626

A Mazda 626 and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A1 in Bedford at 15:18 on Monday 21 December 1998. The 75-year-old male driver of the Mazda 626, the 20-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort and a 39-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 1998
Monday, 15:18
Vehicles
2
Mazda 626 and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.05155, longitude -0.22924, in the SG18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998400E06208
Council area
Bedford
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
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 626

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1998400E06208 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 1998.