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Fatal A6001 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 5 August 2006 at 02:28 involving a Fiat Ulysse taxi

A Fiat Ulysse taxi crashed on the A6001 in Central Bedfordshire at 02:28 on Saturday 5 August 2006. A 20-year-old male passenger was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Aug 2006
Saturday, 02:28
Vehicles
1
Fiat Ulysse
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.06354, longitude -0.27046, in the SG18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Langford.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200640D018410
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6001
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 February 2024.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Ulysse

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Ulysse)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200640D018410 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.