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Fatal unclassified road crash in Barnsley S35 on 30 April 2017 at 11:15 involving a Scania bus

A Scania bus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Barnsley at 11:15 on Sunday 30 April 2017. The 51-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Apr 2017
Sunday, 11:15
Vehicles
2
Scania and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48915, longitude -1.54969, in the S35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017140188619
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 57 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 March 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    11,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 51, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

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 2017140188619 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barnsley road accident statistics for 2017.