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A459 crash in Dudley on 7 February 1998 at 07:45 involving a Nissan Cabstar van

A Nissan Cabstar van and an MCW bus were involved in a crash on the A459 in Dudley at 07:45 on Saturday 7 February 1998. The 34-year-old male driver of the MCW bus was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Feb 1998
Saturday, 07:45
Vehicles
2
Nissan Cabstar and MCW
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52349, longitude -2.10843, in the DY1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sedgley.

Map of where the crash happened in Dudley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199820J030301
Council area
Dudley
Police force
West Midlands

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
459
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 June 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Cabstar

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,952 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: MCW

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,045 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (MCW)

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 199820J030301 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Dudley road accident statistics for 1998.