Fatal A60 crash in Gedling on 10 December 2014 at 21:45 involving a Vauxhall Corsa
A Vauxhall Corsa and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A60 in Gedling at 21:45 on Wednesday 10 December 2014. The 27-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 22-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were killed, four other people were seriously injured and ten were slightly injured.
It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 10 Dec 2014
- Wednesday, 21:45
- Vehicles
- 2
- Vauxhall Corsa and Dennis
- Casualties
- 16
- 2 killed, 4 seriously injured, 10 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.06472, longitude -1.15409, in the NG15 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Gedling
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201431D288814
- Council area
- Gedling
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
- Police attended the scene
- No
- Highway authority
- Nottinghamshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 60
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 50 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, no street lighting
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 January 2003.
Slight
Vauxhall Cavalier crash on the A60 in Gedling, 30 January 2003
11 m awayRef 20033102D1642
Slight
Ford Sierra crash on the A60 in Gedling, 28 February 1990
11 m awayRef 1990317K80365
Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A60 in Gedling, 12 August 2014
12 m awayRef 201431D179614
Slight
Car crash on the A60 in Gedling, 7 March 2015
16 m awayRef 201531D042315
Serious
Audi S3 crash on the A60 in Gedling, 7 April 2023
24 m awayRef 2023311294676
Serious
Toyota Starlet crash on the A60 in Gedling, 13 February 2016
35 m awayRef 201631D053416
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North 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
- Male
- Driver age
- 27 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,398 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 2: Dennis
Bus or coach (17 or more seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
- Engine capacity
- 8,268 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Casualties (16)
Casualty 1: Driver
FatalMale, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)
Casualty 2: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 28, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
Casualty 3: Passenger
FatalFemale, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 21, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 23, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 7: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 24, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 8: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 9: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 55, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 10: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 21, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 11: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 40, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 12: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 42, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 13: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 28, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 14: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 15: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 47, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 16: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)
- 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 201431D288814 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Gedling road accident statistics for 2014.