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Unclassified road crash in Bedford MK40 on 1 June 2016 at 16:24 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry, a Volkswagen Golf and an Iveco Daily van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bedford at 16:24 on Wednesday 1 June 2016. The 25-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jun 2016
Wednesday, 16:24
Vehicles
3
MAN and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.13277, longitude -0.48232, in the MK40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Queens Park, Bedford, MK40 4LF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016400079906
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 2018.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    12,419 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Iveco Daily

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Engine capacity
    2,287 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 2016400079906 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 2016.