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Unclassified road crash in Rotherham S62 on 15 July 1980 at 22:15 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach crashed on an unclassified road in Rotherham at 22:15 on Tuesday 15 July 1980. A 60-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jul 1980
Tuesday, 22:15
Vehicles
1
Bus or coach
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.46027, longitude -1.33878, in the S62 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rawmarsh.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198014C201137
Council area
Rotherham
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 January 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

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 198014C201137 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 1980.