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A505 crash in Luton on 6 July 2012 at 13:04 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra, a Ford Focus and a Rover 75 were involved in a crash on the A505 in Luton at 13:04 on Friday 6 July 2012. The 60-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra, a 42-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra and the 55-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 2012
Friday, 13:04
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Vectra and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89226, longitude -0.459, in the LU4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Challney, Luton, LU4 8QW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012400CA0745
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 March 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 75

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,951 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

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 2012400CA0745 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 2012.