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Serious C road crash in Harborough LE17 on 14 December 2004 at 08:55 involving a Scania bus

A Scania bus and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on a C road in Harborough at 08:55 on Tuesday 14 December 2004. There were seven casualties: one person was seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a muddy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Dec 2004
Tuesday, 08:55
Vehicles
2
Scania and Iveco-Ford
Casualties
7
1 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.50951, longitude -1.16556, in the LE17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Harborough

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004330409785
Council area
Harborough
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

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

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Mud
Carriageway hazards
Mud

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 January 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    5,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 67, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Scania)

    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 2004330409785 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Harborough road accident statistics for 2004.