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B6144 crash in Bradford on 24 May 2001 at 14:05 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the B6144 in Bradford at 14:05 on Thursday 24 May 2001. The 60-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier, the 52-year-old male driver of the Volvo bus and a 44-year-old male passenger in the Volvo bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 2001
Thursday, 14:05
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Volvo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80488, longitude -1.78025, in the BD8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bradford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Toller, Bradford, BD8 9HY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001130548101
Council area
Bradford
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6144
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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 slight injury crash on 23 November 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 2001130548101 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 2001.