Four people injured in two crashes on the A421 in Bedford this weekend
Two separate crashes took place on the same stretch of road, just hours after one another.
Last updated 8th Nov 2021
Four people have been left needing hospital treatment following two separate crashes on the A421 in Bedford this weekend.
The first crash happened at around 8.05pm on Saturday 6th November, and involved a Vauxhall Corsa and a motorbike on the eastbound carriageway, close to the junction for Shortstown.
A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries.
A woman in her 50s from Wootton was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
She was later arrested on suspicion of drink driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving - she's in custody for questioning.
Just a few hours later at about 10.40pm, in a separate incident, a BMW and a police car collided on the same stretch of road.
A driver and two passengers require hospital treatment for injuries after that crash.
A woman in her 30s from Bedford was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving - she's also in custody.
Sergeant David Burstow, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Roads Policing Unit, said: “We are working to establish the circumstances of the initial incident involving the car and the motorcycle and would like hear from anyone who witnessed the collision and especially from anyone who may have dashcam footage.
“We’d also like to hear from anyone who saw the second collision involving the BMW so we can piece together what happened.”