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Serious A505 crash in Luton on 4 December 2011 at 02:51 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo, a Vauxhall Corsa and an Audi A4 taxi were involved in a crash on the A505 in Luton at 02:51 on Sunday 4 December 2011. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Dec 2011
Sunday, 02:51
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Polo and 2 others
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88652, longitude -0.44626, in the LU4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dallow, Luton, LU1 1TQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011400CA0610
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 August 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A4

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A4)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 2011400CA0610 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.