Two killed in crash on busy Shipley Airedale road in Bradford

Emergency crews at the scene this morning

Two people have been killed this morning (02/02/2016) in a crash on the Shipley Airedale Road, Bradford. Two fire appliances from Bradford station were called to the scene at around 10:15 along with police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service who sent three ambulances, a rapid response vehicle, clinical supervisor, and a hazardous area response team.
There were 3 vehicles involved a Proton a BMW and a Range Rover.The two fatalities were in a blue Proton private hire vehicle. Fire crews stabilised the vehicles and extracted casualties. Although the YAS attended with paramedics they were unable to save the lives of the two men. Traffic has been diverted from around the scene and the road remains closed in both directions. This is causing severe traffic problems around the city centre. Fire crews have since left the scene and police are now carrying out investigation work at the location of the collision.

A 26-year-old man and a 22-year-old man, the drivers of the other two cars involved, have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving resulting from the crash. Another person was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary with minor injuries.

WYFRS.. New Station at Valley Road, Shipley announced !

Shipley and Idle crews work together in January 2013 at Briggate in Shipley

A NEW fire station in the Bradford District will be built on a former housing site, it has been revealed. It will be at the junction of Valley Road and Shipley Fields Road, a site that used to be home to Incommunities housing prior to the demolition of the old maisonette flats on the site. 

The fire service has completed a land swap deal with the social housing provider Incommunities. The Valley Road site will replace the Shipley and Idle stations that will be closed down and is two miles north of the original proposed site on Canal Road.

Shipley Fire Station

The swap deal will see Bradford-based Incommunities build housing on the Shipley and Idle sites.

Bradford District commander Martin Speed said the announcement of the new site was exciting news. 
The fire service said the new station should be ready by the end of 2016. 


It will be crewed by full-time firefighters, 24/7, with one fire engine.

Idle Fire Station

Deputy chief fire officer Steve Beckley said: “We are very pleased to be working with Incommunities to deliver a state-of-the-art fire station and at the same time facilitate the provision of high quality social housing in the areas of most need.

Shipley Derelict Bingo Hall Destroyed by Fire

  Shipley Derelict Bingo Hall Destroyed by Fire

Briggate Shipley showing the frontage of the 1930's building

This was a Building fire in a now derelict bingo hall. Approx size of the property was 40m X 20m and of three storey's. The ground floor and second floor were involved in fire. Flames came through the roof as onlookers watched the drama unfold. In total Fire crews used 5 Ground monitors and 2 Aerial appliances.  There were no injuries or casualties involved. West Yorkshire Fire used a defensive operation throughout the incident due to the unsafe nature of the building.

Bradfords ALP in Briggate

Fire Crews pumped water from the canal at the rear of the incident, with the below image showing the unsafe structure with the wall already starting to bow inwards.

Open water supply from Leeds / Liverpool canal and unsafe wall at rear of the building

 A number of roads around the incident were closed whilst the incident was dealt with. They remained closed today as safety teams decided that the building should be demolished.

Fire crews from Idle in attendance now wearing there new Gold Fire Kit

School Bus in Collision at Saltaire

Scene Of the Incident on Bingley Road Saltaire 

Police and Ambulance crews attended a collision this afternoon on Bingley Road at Saltaire, Shipley. They received the call at about 3.10pm where a school bus and a van had collided. The front of the van was lodged in the metal barriers on the side of the road. The bus windshield had been shattered by the collision and the rear of the van badly damaged also.The passengers left the Transdev bus after the crash, and a police spokesman said: “There were no serious injuries". An ambulance was called as a precaution and

there were traffic delays with a small stretch of one lane blocked by the two vehicles. Police are now investigating the cause of the accident.