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Serious A4020 crash in Ealing on 11 May 2022 at 14:40 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

An Alexander Dennis bus crashed on the A4020 in Ealing at 14:40 on Wednesday 11 May 2022. An 84-year-old male passenger was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 May 2022
Wednesday, 14:40
Vehicles
1
Alexander Dennis
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50672, longitude -0.26751, in the W3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ealing. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Acton, Ealing, W3 9DH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010375779
Council area
Ealing
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4020
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
490

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 2013.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    4,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 84, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2022010375779 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ealing road accident statistics for 2022.