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Serious A5120 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 16 August 2003 at 12:14 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A5120 in Central Bedfordshire at 12:14 on Saturday 16 August 2003. The 25-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle and an 18-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Yamaha motorcycle were seriously injured and a 25-year-old male passenger on the Yamaha motorcycle 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
Serious
Date
16 Aug 2003
Saturday, 12:14
Vehicles
2
Yamaha and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.01509, longitude -0.50127, in the MK45 postcode district and within the built-up area of Flitwick. It is one of the crashes that make up the Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 1GD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003400D02273
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5120
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 January 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

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 2003400D02273 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 2003.