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Unclassified road crash in Bedford MK40 on 22 December 1999 at 20:30 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bedford at 20:30 on Wednesday 22 December 1999. The 45-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 1999
Wednesday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.13326, longitude -0.48138, 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
199940B033200
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 March 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, 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 199940B033200 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 1999.