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B489 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 14 September 2016 at 18:03 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the B489 in Central Bedfordshire at 18:03 on Wednesday 14 September 2016. The 38-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Sep 2016
Wednesday, 18:03
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88198, longitude -0.53742, in the LU6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunstable. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3JZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016400123804
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
489
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
4541

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

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 16 March 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2016400123804 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 2016.