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Unclassified road crash in Luton LU4 on 28 August 2022 at 01:30 involving a Hyundai Ioniq

A Hyundai Ioniq and a Vauxhall Insignia were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Luton at 01:30 on Sunday 28 August 2022. The 50-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Ioniq was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Aug 2022
Sunday, 01:30
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Ioniq and Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.90298, longitude -0.45583, 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.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022401219983
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
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Ioniq

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Ioniq)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022401219983 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 2022.