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Serious B6422 crash in Wakefield on 18 August 1985 at 08:10 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach and a lorry were involved in a crash on the B6422 in Wakefield at 08:10 on Sunday 18 August 1985. The 54-year-old male driver of the bus or coach was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Aug 1985
Sunday, 08:10
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and lorry
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.60464, longitude -1.34227, in the WF9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198513DC21385
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6422
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

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 198513DC21385 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wakefield road accident statistics for 1985.