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C road crash in Halton WA8 on 13 March 2002 at 15:40 involving a Leyland National bus

A Leyland National bus, a Nissan Cabstar van and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on a C road in Halton at 15:40 on Wednesday 13 March 2002. All four casualties were 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
13 Mar 2002
Wednesday, 15:40
Vehicles
3
Leyland National and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.35317, longitude -2.77068, in the WA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hale Bank. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank, Halton, WA8 0TH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Halton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002070201581
Council area
Halton
Police force
Cheshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
C
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 1986.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland National

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Cabstar

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland National)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Cabstar)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Cabstar)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2002070201581 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Halton road accident statistics for 2002.