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A421 crash in Bedford on 7 May 2005 at 14:49 involving a Volkswagen Bora

A Volkswagen Bora, a Ford Focus and a Hyundai Getz were involved in a crash on the A421 in Bedford at 14:49 on Saturday 7 May 2005. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 May 2005
Saturday, 14:49
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Bora and 2 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14922, longitude -0.38992, in the MK41 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Renhold & Ravensden, Bedford, MK41 0JE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200540B016920
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
421
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Bora

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Hyundai Getz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,341 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Bora)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai Getz)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Bora)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    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 200540B016920 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bedford road accident statistics for 2005.