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B579 crash in Luton on 5 December 2020 at 13:35 involving a Chevrolet Cruze

A Chevrolet Cruze and a Honda Accord were involved in a crash on the B579 in Luton at 13:35 on Saturday 5 December 2020. The 40-year-old male driver of the Honda Accord and the 80-year-old male driver of the Chevrolet Cruze were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2020
Saturday, 13:35
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet Cruze and Honda Accord
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.90586, longitude -0.45981, in the LU4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9BU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020401008003
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
579
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 August 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Cruze

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,204 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Accord)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Cruze)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020401008003 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 2020.