Serious A1079 crash in Kingston upon Hull on 5 May 2018 at 17:02 involving an Alexander Dennis bus
An Alexander Dennis bus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A1079 in Kingston upon Hull at 17:02 on Saturday 5 May 2018. The 39-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 5 May 2018
- Saturday, 17:02
- Vehicles
- 2
- Alexander Dennis and bicycle
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.74897, longitude -0.34717, in the HU2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Hull. It is one of the crashes that make up the Central, Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LN area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2018160298225
- Council area
- Kingston upon Hull
- Police force
- Humberside
- Police attended the scene
- No
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 1079
- 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
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
- Carriageway hazards
- Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway
Enhanced collision data
- Serious injury band
- Moderately serious
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 100%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 0%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2002.
Slight
Car crash on the A1079 in Kingston upon Hull, 10 December 2002
2 m awayRef 200216D106802
Serious
Audi A4 crash on the A1079 in Kingston upon Hull, 18 September 2025
4 m awayRef 2025161643593
Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A1079 in Kingston upon Hull, 13 December 2017
5 m awayRef 2017160249134
Slight
MG Metro crash on the A1079 in Kingston upon Hull, 21 February 1998
12 m awayRef 199816F130052
Slight
Bus crash on the A1079 in Kingston upon Hull, 7 November 2020
12 m awayRef 2020160997621
Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A1079 in Kingston upon Hull, 8 November 2007
13 m awayRef 2007160D06680
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis
Bus or coach (17 or more seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Engine capacity
- 6,700 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
SeriousMale, aged 39, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)
- Serious injury band
- Moderately serious
- Home area deprivation
- 10% most 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 2018160298225 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kingston upon Hull road accident statistics for 2018.