A member of the Royal Navy sadly died in "tragic accident" after a head on collision with a double decker bus. Jordan Critchley, was driving to collect his fiancé on 26 November, 2021 when his car crossed over the A612 carriageway and into a Nottingham City Transport bus which was driving towards Nottingham in the bus lane.
The collision occurred at 18:39, and Jordan died at the scene as a direct result of the injuries sustained at the collision. It was heard in Nottingham's Coroners Court by Coroner Fiona Gingell, that "from the bus driver's perspective the collision wasn't avoidable."
Other road users at the time noted seeing the 27-year-old's Volkswagen T-Roc go across the lanes and into the bus before spinning and stopping on a grass verge. They did not remember seeing the car brake, and it was heard by Police Sergeant Darren Lewis that both the throttle and brakes had been pressed by Jordan in the moments before the collision but that neither of these were a "heavy press."
