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Unclassified road crash in Luton LU1 on 15 December 2016 at 17:15 involving a Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Luton at 17:15 on Thursday 15 December 2016. A 33-year-old female pedestrian and a 4-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Dec 2016
Thursday, 17:15
Vehicles
1
Toyota Prius
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.87256, longitude -0.40542, in the LU1 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
2016400142104
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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 serious injury crash on 10 March 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2016400142104 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.