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Unclassified road crash in Central Bedfordshire MK43 on 20 March 2024 at 19:14 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire at 19:14 on Wednesday 20 March 2024. The 36-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Mar 2024
Wednesday, 19:14
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.06517, longitude -0.55341, in the MK43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 0JT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024401428282
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
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 January 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

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 2024401428282 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 2024.