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M1 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 1 May 2017 at 21:51 involving a Volkswagen Transporter van

A Volkswagen Transporter van and a Toyota Yaris were involved in a crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire at 21:51 on Monday 1 May 2017. The 30-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 May 2017
Monday, 21:51
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Transporter and Toyota Yaris
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02738, longitude -0.60369, in the MK43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 0AR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017400187526
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
421

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017400187526 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 2017.