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A6 crash in Luton on 1 June 2024 at 01:46 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota C-HR were involved in a crash on the A6 in Luton at 01:46 on Saturday 1 June 2024. The 34-year-old male driver of the Toyota C-HR was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jun 2024
Saturday, 01:46
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Toyota C-HR
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89266, longitude -0.42117, in the LU3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the High Town, Luton, LU2 7GS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024401451982
Council area
Luton
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
6
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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 October 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota C-HR

    Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota C-HR)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2024401451982 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Luton road accident statistics for 2024.