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A1(M) crash in Leeds on 26 April 2011 at 15:24 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus and a Suzuki Wagon R+ were involved in a crash on the A1(M) in Leeds at 15:24 on Tuesday 26 April 2011. The 70-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Wagon R+ and a 76-year-old male passenger in the Suzuki Wagon R+ were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Apr 2011
Tuesday, 15:24
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Suzuki Wagon R+
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.88166, longitude -1.35937, in the LS23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wetherby, Leeds, LS23 6QZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Leeds

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011130192142
Council area
Leeds
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    96 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Wagon R+

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,328 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Wagon R+)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Wagon R+)

    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 2011130192142 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 2011.