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Serious C road crash in Mid Devon EX15 on 5 May 1995 at 11:50 involving a Caetano bus

A Caetano bus and an Iveco-Ford were involved in a crash on a C road in Mid Devon at 11:50 on Friday 5 May 1995. There were seventeen casualties: eight people were seriously injured and nine were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 May 1995
Friday, 11:50
Vehicles
2
Caetano and Iveco-Ford
Casualties
17
8 seriously injured, 9 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.89344, longitude -3.37488, in the EX15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Willand.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199550D421002
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 September 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Caetano

    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
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    3,980 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    5,947 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (17)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

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

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 75, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 74, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 81, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 69, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 15: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 16: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 17: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Caetano)

    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 199550D421002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Devon road accident statistics for 1995.