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Serious unclassified road crash in Central Bedfordshire SG17 on 6 January 2021 at 11:05 involving a Peugeot 308

A Peugeot 308 hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire at 11:05 on Wednesday 6 January 2021. A 91-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Jan 2021
Wednesday, 11:05
Vehicles
1
Peugeot 308
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.03472, longitude -0.32222, in the SG17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Shefford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5LD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021401015502
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
20 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

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 110 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 January 2023.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 308

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 91, hit by vehicle 1 (Peugeot 308)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2021401015502 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Central Bedfordshire road accident statistics for 2021.