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A6 crash in Luton on 29 August 2016 at 02:06 involving a Peugeot taxi

A Peugeot taxi and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the A6 in Luton at 02:06 on Monday 29 August 2016. The 44-year-old male driver of the Peugeot taxi, a 19-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot taxi and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Aug 2016
Monday, 02:06
Vehicles
2
Peugeot and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.87925, longitude -0.4036, in the LU2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Vauxhall, Luton, LU2 0SX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016400107779
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
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
A
Second road number
6

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least 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 2016400107779 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Luton road accident statistics for 2016.