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Fatal A629 crash in Bradford on 11 September 1992 at 13:25 involving a Magirus Deutz lorry

A Magirus Deutz lorry and a Vauxhall Nova were involved in a crash on the A629 in Bradford at 13:25 on Friday 11 September 1992. The 22-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Nova and a 27-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Nova were killed and the 24-year-old male driver of the Magirus Deutz lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Sep 1992
Friday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Magirus Deutz and Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.89586, longitude -1.96573, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199213HD20692
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Magirus Deutz

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    11,310 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Magirus Deutz)

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 199213HD20692 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 1992.