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Serious A629 crash in Bradford on 29 January 1982 at 18:20 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A629 in Bradford at 18:20 on Friday 29 January 1982. A 17-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1, a 56-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 and the 59-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jan 1982
Friday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.89613, longitude -1.96831, in the BD20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cross Hills and Steeton.

Map of where the crash happened in Bradford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198213B003882
Council area
Bradford
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
629
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 198213B003882 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bradford road accident statistics for 1982.