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Serious A421 crash in Bedford on 29 July 2019 at 23:18 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a taxi were involved in a crash on the A421 in Bedford at 23:18 on Monday 29 July 2019. The 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jul 2019
Monday, 23:18
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and taxi
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10524, longitude -0.4955, in the MK42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kempston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kempston West, Bedford, MK42 7GX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019400865402
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

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 16 September 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Any animal (except ridden horse)
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    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
    30 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2019400865402 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 2019.