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A600 crash in Bedford on 29 July 2015 at 16:29 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the A600 in Bedford at 16:29 on Wednesday 29 July 2015. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jul 2015
Wednesday, 16:29
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and bus or coach
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.12995, longitude -0.46426, in the MK42 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
2015405BA0685
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
600
Road type
Single 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
Central refuge, no other controls

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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 July 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    3,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 68, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 2015405BA0685 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.