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Unclassified road crash in Luton LU3 on 1 October 2003 at 12:27 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Luton at 12:27 on Wednesday 1 October 2003. The 49-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Oct 2003
Wednesday, 12:27
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88866, longitude -0.42468, 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 8FG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003400C02843
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
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 19 May 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 2003400C02843 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 2003.