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A5140 crash in Bedford on 20 October 2016 at 17:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and an Optare bus were involved in a crash on the A5140 in Bedford at 17:30 on Thursday 20 October 2016. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Oct 2016
Thursday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Optare
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.13872, longitude -0.44386, in the MK41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle & Newnham, Bedford, MK40 3TU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016400123487
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5140
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
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 26 October 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Optare

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Optare)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 2016400123487 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.