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Fatal unclassified road crash in Bedford MK40 on 8 June 2017 at 13:10 involving a bicycle

A bicycle crashed on an unclassified road in Bedford at 13:10 on Thursday 8 June 2017. The 81-year-old male cyclist was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Jun 2017
Thursday, 13:10
Vehicles
1
Bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14722, longitude -0.4555, in the MK40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford. It is one of the crashes that make up the De Parys, Bedford, MK40 2PA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017400189288
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 12 August 2023.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Cycleway or shared use footway (not part of main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 81, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017400189288 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.