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A5228 crash in Luton on 9 October 2024 at 21:10 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series, a Vauxhall Crossland and a Ford KA were involved in a crash on the A5228 in Luton at 21:10 on Wednesday 9 October 2024. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Oct 2024
Wednesday, 21:10
Vehicles
3
BMW 1 Series and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.89406, longitude -0.40168, in the LU2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Round Green, Luton, LU2 0PW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024401522116
Council area
Luton
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5228
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 5 September 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Crossland

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 3: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Crossland)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2024401522116 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.