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A4020 crash in Ealing on 8 May 2012 at 14:55 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

Five vehicles, including a car and an Alexander Dennis bus, were involved in a crash on the A4020 in Ealing at 14:55 on Tuesday 8 May 2012. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 May 2012
Tuesday, 14:55
Vehicles
5
Alexander Dennis and 4 others
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51277, longitude -0.30726, in the W5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ealing. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ealing Broadway, Ealing, W5 3TJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ealing

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201201XD80344
Council area
Ealing
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4020
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 October 2006.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    6,750 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    4,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volvo XC90

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,401 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 5: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes C Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo XC90)

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Mercedes C 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 201201XD80344 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ealing road accident statistics for 2012.