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Unclassified road crash in Luton LU1 on 8 December 2019 at 00:50 involving an Audi Q2

An Audi Q2 and a Hyundai Tucson were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Luton at 00:50 on Sunday 8 December 2019. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Dec 2019
Sunday, 00:50
Vehicles
2
Audi Q2 and Hyundai Tucson
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.88099, longitude -0.42693, in the LU1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Beech Hill, Luton, LU4 8FG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019400917159
Council area
Luton
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
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by school crossing patrol

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 June 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi Q2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Tucson

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,591 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi Q2)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi Q2)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi Q2)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi Q2)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2019400917159 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Luton road accident statistics for 2019.