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Unclassified road crash in Bedford MK42 on 16 May 2024 at 16:30 involving a Toyota C-HR

A Toyota C-HR and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bedford at 16:30 on Thursday 16 May 2024. The 38-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 May 2024
Thursday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Toyota C-HR and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.12949, longitude -0.46332, in the MK42 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1AS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bedford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024401444092
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Second road class
A
Second road number
600

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, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 February 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota C-HR

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2024401444092 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 2024.