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B4540 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 16 November 2001 at 19:15 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Renault Espace were involved in a crash on the B4540 in Central Bedfordshire at 19:15 on Friday 16 November 2001. A 42-year-old female passenger in the Renault Espace and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Renault Espace were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Nov 2001
Friday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Renault Espace
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.85452, longitude -0.43372, in the LU1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the South, Luton, LU1 4BQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001400D03791
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4540
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 August 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Espace)

    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 2001400D03791 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.