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Serious unclassified road crash in Watford WD24 on 27 March 2003 at 08:10 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus and a Saab 9000 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Watford at 08:10 on Thursday 27 March 2003. All seven casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Mar 2003
Thursday, 08:10
Vehicles
2
Dennis and Saab 9000
Casualties
7
7 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.67525, longitude -0.38929, in the WD24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Watford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Callowland, Watford, WD24 7BH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20034100C0364
Council area
Watford
Police force
Hertfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Hertfordshire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 22 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    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
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 9000

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 9000)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 78, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

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

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 20034100C0364 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Watford road accident statistics for 2003.