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A421 crash in Bedford on 20 May 2017 at 13:52 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry and a Triumph Sprint ST 1050 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A421 in Bedford at 13:52 on Saturday 20 May 2017. The 60-year-old male rider of the Triumph Sprint ST 1050 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 May 2017
Saturday, 13:52
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks and Triumph Sprint ST 1050
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10804, longitude -0.47626, in the MK42 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wixams & Wilstead, Bedford, MK42 9XE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017400186892
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
421
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
A
Second road number
6

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    12,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Sprint ST 1050

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,050 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Sprint ST 1050)

    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 2017400186892 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 2017.