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A421 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 3 December 2015 at 18:34 involving a Mercedes E Class

A Mercedes E Class, a Nissan Qashqai and a Volvo S40 were involved in a crash on the A421 in Central Bedfordshire at 18:34 on Thursday 3 December 2015. The 25-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class, the 50-year-old male driver of the Nissan Qashqai and a 25-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Dec 2015
Thursday, 18:34
Vehicles
3
Mercedes E Class and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.06645, longitude -0.55412, in the MK43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 0JT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015405DA1046
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
421
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with 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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 25 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 April 2016.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo S40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    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 2015405DA1046 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.