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Unclassified road crash in Bedford MK40 on 27 March 2014 at 19:30 involving a Volvo S60

A Volvo S60 and a Peugeot 206 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bedford at 19:30 on Thursday 27 March 2014. The 32-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 206 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2014
Thursday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Volvo S60 and Peugeot 206
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.13593, longitude -0.47457, in the MK40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014404BA0281
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 July 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo S60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    2,401 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 206)

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 2014404BA0281 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 2014.