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Unclassified road crash in County Durham DL14 on 27 November 1990 at 16:40 involving a Bristol (BLMC) bus

A Bristol (BLMC) bus crashed on an unclassified road in County Durham at 16:40 on Tuesday 27 November 1990. A 55-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Nov 1990
Tuesday, 16:40
Vehicles
1
Bristol (BLMC)
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.65623, longitude -1.68532, in the DL14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bishop Auckland.

Map of where the crash happened in County Durham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990110AA4367
Council area
County Durham
Police force
Durham

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bristol (BLMC)

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bristol (BLMC))

    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 1990110AA4367 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the County Durham road accident statistics for 1990.