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Serious A5228 crash in Luton on 1 October 2013 at 15:59 involving a Hyundai Coupe

A Hyundai Coupe and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A5228 in Luton at 15:59 on Tuesday 1 October 2013. The 35-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Oct 2013
Tuesday, 15:59
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Coupe and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89765, longitude -0.44501, in the LU3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Beech Hill, Luton, LU4 8LX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013400CA0803
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5228
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (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 2013400CA0803 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 2013.