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Serious unclassified road crash in Bedford MK42 on 1 August 2001 at 06:00 involving a Chevrolet GMC

A Chevrolet GMC and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bedford at 06:00 on Wednesday 1 August 2001. The 49-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Aug 2001
Wednesday, 06:00
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet GMC and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.11375, longitude -0.50979, in the MK42 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kempston West, Bedford, MK42 7FL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001400B02493
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
5134

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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet GMC

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    5,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, 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 2001400B02493 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 2001.