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Serious C road crash in Luton LU3 on 23 April 2008 at 15:13 involving a DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry

A DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Luton at 15:13 on Wednesday 23 April 2008. The 56-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Apr 2008
Wednesday, 15:13
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks FA 45LF and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.92359, longitude -0.47567, in the LU3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sundon Park, Luton, LU3 3JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008400C01326
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 January 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FA 45LF

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    3,920 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,063 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2008400C01326 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 2008.