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Serious unclassified road crash in Bradford BD7 on 2 September 2021 at 15:50 involving a Volvo bus

A car and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bradford at 15:50 on Thursday 2 September 2021. The 79-year-old male driver of the car and a 77-year-old female passenger in the car were seriously injured and the 54-year-old male driver of the Volvo bus was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Sep 2021
Thursday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Car and Volvo
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78387, longitude -1.8, in the BD7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bradford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Great Horton, Bradford, BD7 4BS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bradford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021131083389
Council area
Bradford
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual 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
Other
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    2,435 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    23 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    7,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2021131083389 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bradford road accident statistics for 2021.