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C road crash in Sunderland SR5 on 20 November 2003 at 07:00 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on a C road in Sunderland at 07:00 on Thursday 20 November 2003. A 44-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Nov 2003
Thursday, 07:00
Vehicles
2
MAN and Dennis
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.92213, longitude -1.43063, in the SR5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sunderland. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hylton Castle, Sunderland, SR5 3JD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003101005203
Council area
Sunderland
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    6,871 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    5,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    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 2003101005203 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sunderland road accident statistics for 2003.