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B6273 crash in Wakefield on 21 February 1997 at 07:28 involving a Leyland National bus

A Leyland National bus and a Leyland DAF FTG 85 lorry were involved in a crash on the B6273 in Wakefield at 07:28 on Friday 21 February 1997. The 38-year-old male driver of the Leyland National bus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Feb 1997
Friday, 07:28
Vehicles
2
Leyland National and Leyland DAF FTG 85
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63504, longitude -1.37824, in the WF9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fitzwilliam and Kinsley.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199713DC07497
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6273
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland National

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FTG 85

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland National)

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 199713DC07497 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 1997.