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Unclassified road crash in Waltham Forest E4 on 14 March 2006 at 21:20 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

An Alexander Dennis bus and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Waltham Forest at 21:20 on Tuesday 14 March 2006. The 28-year-old male driver of the Alexander Dennis bus was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Mar 2006
Tuesday, 21:20
Vehicles
2
Alexander Dennis and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.6094, longitude -0.0177, in the E4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Waltham Forest. It is one of the crashes that make up the Valley, Waltham Forest, E4 8SP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200601JC30144
Council area
Waltham Forest
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
A
Second road number
112

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 December 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    8,268 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

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 200601JC30144 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waltham Forest road accident statistics for 2006.