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A421 crash in Bedford on 6 December 2022 at 17:28 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a Ford Transit Custom van were involved in a crash on the A421 in Bedford at 17:28 on Tuesday 6 December 2022. The 38-year-old female driver of the Mercedes A Class was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet slip road with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 2022
Tuesday, 17:28
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and Ford Transit Custom
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.10216, longitude -0.5069, in the MK43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kempston West, Bedford, MK42 7GX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022401257752
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
421
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2022401257752 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 2022.