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A6 crash in Bedford on 21 July 2015 at 16:21 involving an Audi A6

Four vehicles, including an Audi A6 and a Vauxhall Astra, were involved in a crash on the A6 in Bedford at 16:21 on Tuesday 21 July 2015. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Jul 2015
Tuesday, 16:21
Vehicles
4
Audi A6 and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.08021, longitude -0.45661, in the MK42 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015405BA0651
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 52 metres away, was a fatal crash on 29 May 2001.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A6)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 207)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Nissan Qashqai)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Nissan Qashqai)

    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 2015405BA0651 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 2015.