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A473 crash in Bridgend on 10 October 1989 at 15:45 involving a bus or coach

Two buses or coaches were involved in a crash on the A473 in Bridgend at 15:45 on Tuesday 10 October 1989. All five casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Oct 1989
Tuesday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and another
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50648, longitude -3.59297, in the CF31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bridgend.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1989620F14280
Council area
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
473
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    11,093 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,184 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bus or coach)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

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 1989620F14280 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bridgend road accident statistics for 1989.