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A421 crash in Bedford on 31 January 2012 at 08:20 involving a Mitsubishi Space Star

A Mitsubishi Space Star and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A421 in Bedford at 08:20 on Tuesday 31 January 2012. The 43-year-old female driver of the Rover 200 Series and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Rover 200 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jan 2012
Tuesday, 08:20
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi Space Star and Rover 200 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.12435, longitude -0.41901, in the MK44 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingsbrook, Bedford, MK44 3US area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012400BA0091
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
421
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
603

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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Space Star

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    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 2012400BA0091 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bedford road accident statistics for 2012.