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A6008 crash in Nottingham on 28 October 2011 at 19:57 involving an Optare Solo bus

Four vehicles, including an Optare Solo bus and a Ford Focus, were involved in a crash on the A6008 in Nottingham at 19:57 on Friday 28 October 2011. The 43-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 2011
Friday, 19:57
Vehicles
4
Optare Solo and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.95349, longitude -1.15442, in the NG1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Nottingham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Nottingham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201131C313011
Council area
Nottingham
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6008
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Optare Solo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    4,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Mercedes E Class)

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 201131C313011 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Nottingham road accident statistics for 2011.