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Serious C road crash in Bedford MK41 on 11 June 2016 at 17:40 involving a Mazda 2

A Mazda 2 and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on a C road in Bedford at 17:40 on Saturday 11 June 2016. An 18-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 2 was seriously injured and the 18-year-old female driver of the Mazda 2 and a 17-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Jun 2016
Saturday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Mazda 2 and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14769, longitude -0.42858, in the MK41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Goldington, Bedford, MK41 0UZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016400085173
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 November 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

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 2016400085173 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.