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A4146 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 7 August 2009 at 16:45 involving a Mercedes Sprinter lorry

A Mercedes Sprinter lorry and a Honda NT700V motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4146 in Central Bedfordshire at 16:45 on Friday 7 August 2009. The 44-year-old male rider of the Honda NT700V motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 2009
Friday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Honda NT700V
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.80937, longitude -0.53059, in the HP4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009400D02222
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4146
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    2,151 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda NT700V

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    680 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda NT700V)

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 2009400D02222 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 2009.