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Serious unclassified road crash in Bradford BD2 on 26 November 2023 at 20:57 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Volvo V40 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bradford at 20:57 on Sunday 26 November 2023. A 9-year-old male passenger in the Volvo V40 was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Nov 2023
Sunday, 20:57
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Volvo V40
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.81647, longitude -1.73093, in the BD2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bradford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bolton & Undercliffe, Bradford, BD2 2NB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bradford

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023131379209
Council area
Bradford
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V40)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2023131379209 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 2023.