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Serious A5134 crash in Bedford on 14 December 2013 at 18:40 involving an Audi A3

A motorcycle and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the A5134 in Bedford at 18:40 on Saturday 14 December 2013. The 16-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Dec 2013
Saturday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Audi A3
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.11939, longitude -0.46608, in the MK42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cauldwell, Bedford, MK42 9UT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013400BA0889
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5134
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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 September 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 2013400BA0889 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 2013.