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A459 crash in Wolverhampton on 26 June 2007 at 12:59 involving an Optare Excel bus

An Optare Excel bus hit a pedestrian on the A459 in Wolverhampton at 12:59 on Tuesday 26 June 2007. A 75-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jun 2007
Tuesday, 12:59
Vehicles
1
Optare Excel
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56714, longitude -2.12301, in the WV2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, WV2 3NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wolverhampton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200720G045901
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
459
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
4039

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

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

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 16 July 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Optare Excel

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    5,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, hit by vehicle 1 (Optare Excel)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 200720G045901 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wolverhampton road accident statistics for 2007.