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A6008 crash in Nottingham on 8 July 2003 at 12:10 involving an Optare Solo bus

Four vehicles, including an Optare Solo bus and a Fiat Brava, were involved in a crash on the A6008 in Nottingham at 12:10 on Tuesday 8 July 2003. The 41-year-old male driver of the Optare Solo bus, the 40-year-old male driver of the Fiat Brava and the 50-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Jul 2003
Tuesday, 12:10
Vehicles
4
Optare Solo and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.95519, longitude -1.14659, in the NG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Nottingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Nottingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20033102C3209
Council area
Nottingham
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6008
Road type
Single 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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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 7 March 1988.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Optare Solo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Brava

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,747 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,895 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Optare Solo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Brava)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)

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 20033102C3209 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Nottingham road accident statistics for 2003.