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A4012 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 13 March 2023 at 15:53 involving a Lexus ES 300

A Lexus ES 300 hit a pedestrian on the A4012 in Central Bedfordshire at 15:53 on Monday 13 March 2023. A 9-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Mar 2023
Monday, 15:53
Vehicles
1
Lexus ES 300
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.91894, longitude -0.64561, 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 3NA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023401289067
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
30 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

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 serious injury crash on 18 January 2020.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Lexus ES 300

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, hit by vehicle 1 (Lexus ES 300)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 2023401289067 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 2023.