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Fatal unclassified road crash in Bedford MK40 on 17 July 2020 at 14:22 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry crashed on an unclassified road in Bedford at 14:22 on Friday 17 July 2020. A 20-year-old male passenger 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
17 Jul 2020
Friday, 14:22
Vehicles
1
DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.13108, longitude -0.4863, in the MK40 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Queens Park, Bedford, MK40 4LF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020400965388
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 34 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    10,837 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks)

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 2020400965388 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 2020.