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Serious A507 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 3 October 2015 at 19:51 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a Yamaha FZS 1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A507 in Central Bedfordshire at 19:51 on Saturday 3 October 2015. The 62-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FZS 1000 motorcycle and a 64-year-old female passenger on the Yamaha FZS 1000 motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Oct 2015
Saturday, 19:51
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and Yamaha FZS 1000
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.03594, longitude -0.3512, in the SG17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Shefford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5BL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015405DA0855
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
507
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
600

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 January 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha FZS 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha FZS 1000)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 64, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha FZS 1000)

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 2015405DA0855 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.