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Serious B160 crash in Waltham Forest on 26 December 2015 at 23:51 involving a Wrightbus Gemini

A Wrightbus Gemini crashed on the B160 in Waltham Forest at 23:51 on Saturday 26 December 2015. A 53-year-old female passenger was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 2015
Saturday, 23:51
Vehicles
1
Wrightbus Gemini
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58417, longitude -0.00092, in the E17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Waltham Forest. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wood Street, Waltham Forest, E17 3NB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Waltham Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201501JC30824
Council area
Waltham Forest
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
160
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Wrightbus Gemini

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    6,692 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 53, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Wrightbus Gemini)

    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 201501JC30824 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waltham Forest road accident statistics for 2015.