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Fatal unclassified road crash in Luton LU3 on 7 December 2011 at 14:40 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Luton at 14:40 on Wednesday 7 December 2011. A 71-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Vectra was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Dec 2011
Wednesday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91659, longitude -0.45569, in the LU3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Northwell, Luton, LU3 3NL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011400CA0613
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 July 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 71, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing

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 2011400CA0613 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.