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Serious A695 crash in Newcastle upon Tyne on 29 January 1982 at 14:48 involving a bus or coach

Three buses or coaches were involved in a crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne at 14:48 on Friday 29 January 1982. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jan 1982
Friday, 14:48
Vehicles
3
Bus or coach and 2 others
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.96688, longitude -1.68102, in the NE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198210B401482
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
695
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 November 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 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
    32 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bus or coach)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

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 198210B401482 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle upon Tyne road accident statistics for 1982.