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Fatal B4541 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 17 February 2015 at 08:30 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A car and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the B4541 in Central Bedfordshire at 08:30 on Tuesday 17 February 2015. The 40-year-old male driver of the car was killed and the 41-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks lorry was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Feb 2015
Tuesday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Car and DAF Trucks
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.86503, longitude -0.53636, in the LU6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015405DA0092
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4541
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
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 March 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    4,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

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 2015405DA0092 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Central Bedfordshire road accident statistics for 2015.