B679 crash in Rushcliffe on 8 December 2011 at 16:50 involving a Ford KA
A Ford KA, a Scania bus and a BMW 1 Series were involved in a crash on the B679 in Rushcliffe at 16:50 on Thursday 8 December 2011. The 18-year-old female driver of the Ford KA, a 17-year-old female passenger in the Ford KA and a 15-year-old male passenger in the Ford KA were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 8 Dec 2011
- Thursday, 16:50
- Vehicles
- 3
- Ford KA and 2 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.92562, longitude -1.15572, in the NG2 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Bridgford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clifton West, Nottingham, NG11 7GD area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Rushcliffe
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201131D295911
- Council area
- Rushcliffe
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Nottinghamshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 679
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
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
- Dark, street lights lit
- Weather
- Fine with 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
- 16%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 84%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 2008.
Slight
Volvo V50 crash on the B679 in Rushcliffe, 21 July 2008
6 m awayRef 20083102D2101
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B679 in Rushcliffe, 2 October 1980
8 m awayRef 1980315211265
Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Rushcliffe, 28 April 1981
16 m awayRef 1981315210563
Slight
Bicycle crash on the B679 in Rushcliffe, 7 October 2021
26 m awayRef 202131D132221
Slight
Fiat Ducato crash on the B679 in Rushcliffe, 21 July 2016
30 m awayRef 201631D143316
Slight
Honda Civic crash on the B679 in Rushcliffe, 7 August 2013
31 m awayRef 201331D144813
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Ford KA
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 18 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 2: Scania
Bus or coach (17 or more seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- 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
- 59 years
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Vehicle 3: BMW 1 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 44 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,995 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)
- Car passenger
- Rear 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 201131D295911 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushcliffe road accident statistics for 2011.