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A507 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 19 March 2023 at 12:03 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A507 in Central Bedfordshire at 12:03 on Sunday 19 March 2023. The 69-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Vespa motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Mar 2023
Sunday, 12:03
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and Piaggio Vespa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.03588, longitude -0.35083, 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 5BL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023401290879
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
507
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,329 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio Vespa

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    150 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio Vespa)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023401290879 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.