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Serious unclassified road crash in Wolverhampton WV1 on 10 August 2007 at 14:00 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wolverhampton at 14:00 on Friday 10 August 2007. A 48-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus and a 76-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Aug 2007
Friday, 14:00
Vehicles
2
Dennis and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58529, longitude -2.13177, in the WV1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wolverhampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200720G057901
Council area
Wolverhampton
Police force
West Midlands
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
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 November 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 48, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 76, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200720G057901 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.