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Unclassified road crash in East Hampshire GU35 on 20 May 1997 at 14:42 involving a Bristol (BLMC) bus

A Bristol (BLMC) bus and a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Hampshire at 14:42 on Tuesday 20 May 1997. A 39-year-old female passenger in the Bristol (BLMC) bus was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 May 1997
Tuesday, 14:42
Vehicles
2
Bristol (BLMC) and Leyland DAF FA 45
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.10552, longitude -0.86214, in the GU35 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whitehill.

Map of where the crash happened in East Hampshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997440OL0679
Council area
East Hampshire
Police force
Hampshire
Highway authority
Hampshire

Road and location details

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

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bristol (BLMC)

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 1997440OL0679 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Hampshire road accident statistics for 1997.