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Serious B1049 crash in Cambridge on 21 June 2019 at 12:25 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B1049 in Cambridge at 12:25 on Friday 21 June 2019. The 12-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Jun 2019
Friday, 12:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.22746, longitude 0.11179, in the CB4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cambridge. It is one of the crashes that make up the Histon & Impington, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cambridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019350851258
Council area
Cambridge
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1049
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019350851258 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cambridge road accident statistics for 2019.