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A428 crash in Bedford on 13 December 2001 at 23:24 involving a Rover 800 Series

A Rover 800 Series and a Gilera Runner 180 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A428 in Bedford at 23:24 on Thursday 13 December 2001. The 52-year-old male rider of the Gilera Runner 180 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Dec 2001
Thursday, 23:24
Vehicles
2
Rover 800 Series and Gilera Runner 180
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14077, longitude -0.49223, in the MK40 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Queens Park, Bedford, MK40 4LF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001400B04089
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
428
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 800 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Gilera Runner 180

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    176 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Gilera Runner 180)

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 2001400B04089 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.