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Fatal A60 crash in Gedling on 10 September 2005 at 12:05 involving a Toyota Yaris

A Toyota Yaris and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A60 in Gedling at 12:05 on Saturday 10 September 2005. An 87-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Yaris was killed and the 78-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Sep 2005
Saturday, 12:05
Vehicles
2
Toyota Yaris and Volvo
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.07778, longitude -1.1679, in the NG15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ravenshead. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newstead Abbey, Gedling, NG15 9JN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20053102D2214
Council area
Gedling
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
60
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
683

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Yaris)

    Car passenger
    Front seat 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 20053102D2214 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gedling road accident statistics for 2005.