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M1 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 28 July 2001 at 10:15 involving a Fiat Brava

A Fiat Brava and a Mercedes ML Class were involved in a crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire at 10:15 on Saturday 28 July 2001. The 46-year-old male driver of the Fiat Brava, a 68-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Brava and a 34-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Brava were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jul 2001
Saturday, 10:15
Vehicles
2
Fiat Brava and Mercedes ML Class
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91165, longitude -0.48451, in the LU4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9TR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001400D02478
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 May 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Brava

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes ML Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    3,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Brava)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Brava)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Brava)

    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 2001400D02478 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 2001.