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A5 crash in Hinckley and Bosworth on 3 February 1996 at 11:30 involving an Iveco-Ford minibus

An Iveco-Ford minibus and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the A5 in Hinckley and Bosworth at 11:30 on Saturday 3 February 1996. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Feb 1996
Saturday, 11:30
Vehicles
2
Iveco-Ford and Scania
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50577, longitude -1.33639, in the LE10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Hinckley and Bosworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996339600845
Council area
Hinckley and Bosworth
Police force
Leicestershire
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
578

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,445 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Iveco-Ford)

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 1996339600845 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hinckley and Bosworth road accident statistics for 1996.