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A5065 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 20 April 2000 at 15:21 involving a Toyota Carina

A Toyota Carina, a Mercedes Vito van and a Vauxhall Carlton were involved in a crash on the A5065 in Central Bedfordshire at 15:21 on Thursday 20 April 2000. The 36-year-old male driver of the Toyota Carina, a 6-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Carina and an 11-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Carina were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Apr 2000
Thursday, 15:21
Vehicles
3
Toyota Carina and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89035, longitude -0.48464, in the LU4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000400D01265
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5065
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,762 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Vito

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,260 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Carina)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Carina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Carina)

    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 2000400D01265 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 2000.