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M1 crash in Central Bedfordshire on 27 December 2025 at 11:05 involving a Toyota Auris

A Toyota Auris and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the M1 in Central Bedfordshire at 11:05 on Saturday 27 December 2025. The 39-year-old male driver of the Toyota Auris was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Dec 2025
Saturday, 11:05
Vehicles
2
Toyota Auris and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02734, longitude -0.60375, in the MK43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 0AR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Central Bedfordshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025401688294
Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Second road class
A
Second road number
421

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 April 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Auris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Auris)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 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 2025401688294 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Central Bedfordshire road accident statistics for 2025.