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B6006 crash in Broxtowe on 6 February 1997 at 16:40 involving a Leyland National bus

A Leyland National bus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B6006 in Broxtowe at 16:40 on Thursday 6 February 1997. The 57-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Feb 1997
Thursday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Leyland National and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9261, longitude -1.21425, in the NG9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Beeston.

Map of where the crash happened in Broxtowe

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997317E40258
Council area
Broxtowe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6006
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland National

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    8,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 1997317E40258 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broxtowe road accident statistics for 1997.