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Serious B789 crash in Renfrewshire on 6 December 2003 at 18:30 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus crashed on the B789 in Renfrewshire at 18:30 on Saturday 6 December 2003. A 75-year-old female passenger was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Dec 2003
Saturday, 18:30
Vehicles
1
Dennis
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 55.83691, longitude -4.51245, in the PA5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Johnstone. It is one of the crashes that make up the Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, PA5 8DL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Renfrewshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200397KB00812
Council area
Renfrewshire
Police force
Strathclyde
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
789
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 75, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Alighting

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 200397KB00812 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Renfrewshire road accident statistics for 2003.