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Serious A6 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 3 September 2015 at 18:10 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A6 in Central Bedfordshire at 18:10 on Thursday 3 September 2015. The 50-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Sep 2015
Thursday, 18:10
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02642, longitude -0.4251, in the MK45 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 4AR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015405DA0725
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
507

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 April 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2015405DA0725 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.