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A4146 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 3 May 2002 at 16:30 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A4146 in Central Bedfordshire at 16:30 on Friday 3 May 2002. The 11-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2002
Friday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91709, longitude -0.65837, in the LU7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leighton Buzzard. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leighton-Linslade South, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 1DH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002400D01531
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4146
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
4012

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 May 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, 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 2002400D01531 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 2002.