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A505 crash in Luton on 30 November 2011 at 23:46 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a MAN van were involved in a crash on the A505 in Luton at 23:46 on Wednesday 30 November 2011. A 16-year-old female passenger in the Honda Civic was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Nov 2011
Wednesday, 23:46
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and MAN
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89124, longitude -0.48461, in the LU4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Poets, Luton, LU4 0LJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011400CA0602
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
505
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
5065

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 March 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    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 2011400CA0602 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 2011.