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Unclassified road crash in Luton LU4 on 20 August 2024 at 16:45 involving a Toyota Landcruiser

A Toyota Landcruiser and a Volkswagen Transporter van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Luton at 16:45 on Tuesday 20 August 2024. The 56-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Transporter van 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
20 Aug 2024
Tuesday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Toyota Landcruiser and Volkswagen Transporter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89853, longitude -0.46034, in the LU4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9BU area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024401486777
Council area
Luton
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
Unclassified

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 July 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Engine capacity
    2,982 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Transporter)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2024401486777 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.