Serious Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Central Bedfordshire - 23 Dec 2024

Accident reference 2024401538515

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Monday 23 December 2024 at 18:50 a serious collision occurred near an unclassified road, A505, Central Bedfordshire involving 1 vehicle (vauxhall astra) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as raining no high winds. Road surface conditions were wet or damp. Lighting was described as darkness - lights lit. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 20 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: Not recorded
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 51.886790, -0.515870

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2024401538515
Police Reference 401538515
Date & Time
Monday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Bedfordshire
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road Unclassified road
Second Road A505
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 20 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E06000056
Current Highway Authority E06000056
LSOA Code E01033837

Junction Information

Junction Detail Unknown

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions Raining no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Wet or damp

Enhanced Collision Data (2024)

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 1
Adjusted Slight Casualties 0

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model VAUXHALL ASTRA
Vehicle Age 12 years
Engine Capacity 1598cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Left Hand Drive Yes

Driver Information

Sex Unknown
Journey Purpose Not known

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 46
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's nearside
IMD Decile 5 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.