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A5065 crash in Luton on 9 February 2025 at 17:45 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Seat Alhambra were involved in a crash on the A5065 in Luton at 17:45 on Sunday 9 February 2025. The 27-year-old male driver of the Seat Alhambra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Feb 2025
Sunday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Seat Alhambra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.8871, longitude -0.44982, in the LU4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Luton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dallow, Luton, LU1 1TQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Luton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025401555074
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
5065
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

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 3 April 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Alhambra

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Alhambra)

    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 2025401555074 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 2025.