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Serious A4012 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 7 December 2022 at 10:51 involving a Kia Rio

A Kia Rio hit a pedestrian on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire at 10:51 on Wednesday 7 December 2022. A 57-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Dec 2022
Wednesday, 10:51
Vehicles
1
Kia Rio
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91712, longitude -0.65811, in the LU7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Leighton Buzzard. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leighton-Linslade South, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 1DH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022401256817
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4012
Road type
Single carriageway
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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 18 November 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Rio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, hit by vehicle 1 (Kia Rio)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022401256817 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 2022.