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A61 crash in Leeds on 1 February 2008 at 10:14 involving a Ford

A Ford and a DAF Trucks bus were involved in a crash on the A61 in Leeds at 10:14 on Friday 1 February 2008. The 28-year-old female driver of the Ford and a 54-year-old female passenger in the DAF Trucks bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Feb 2008
Friday, 10:14
Vehicles
2
Ford and DAF Trucks
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.74116, longitude -1.50858, in the WF3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lofthouse and Robin Hood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ardsley & Robin Hood, Leeds, WF3 3FT area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008130090508
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
654

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    9,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2008130090508 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2008.