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A985 crash in Fife on 11 March 1996 at 15:50 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Bristol (BLMC) bus were involved in a crash on the A985 in Fife at 15:50 on Monday 11 March 1996. All eighteen casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Mar 1996
Monday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Bristol (BLMC)
Casualties
18
18 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 56.04099, longitude -3.47138, in the KY11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Fife

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996949600767
Council area
Fife
Police force
Fife

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
985
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
9156

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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 25 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bristol (BLMC)

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    10,450 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (18)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 15: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 16: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 17: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 18: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bristol (BLMC))

    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 1996949600767 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fife road accident statistics for 1996.