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Unclassified road crash in Rotherham S63 on 2 January 1979 at 15:30 involving a van

A van and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Rotherham at 15:30 on Tuesday 2 January 1979. The 30-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a snow-covered single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jan 1979
Tuesday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
Van and bus or coach
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.50814, longitude -1.36487, in the S63 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wath upon Dearne.

Map of where the crash happened in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197914C200003
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 197914C200003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rotherham road accident statistics for 1979.