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Serious A6 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 29 January 2006 at 06:18 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A car and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A6 in Central Bedfordshire at 06:18 on Sunday 29 January 2006. The 24-year-old male driver of the car and a 24-year-old male passenger in the car were seriously injured and a 32-year-old male passenger in the car was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jan 2006
Sunday, 06:18
Vehicles
2
Car and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.9891, longitude -0.42466, in the MK45 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 4QR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200640D002690
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 June 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    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 200640D002690 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 2006.