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A5228 crash in Luton on 1 August 2002 at 10:20 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on the A5228 in Luton at 10:20 on Thursday 1 August 2002. The 55-year-old female driver of the Citroen Xsara and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Xsara were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Aug 2002
Thursday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Citroen Xsara
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89857, longitude -0.44614, in the LU3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Beech Hill, Luton, LU4 8LX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002400C02483
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5228
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
579

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xsara)

    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 2002400C02483 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Luton road accident statistics for 2002.