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B4603 crash in Swansea on 5 July 2004 at 16:30 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus and a car were involved in a crash on the B4603 in Swansea at 16:30 on Monday 5 July 2004. The 38-year-old male driver of the Dennis bus, a 56-year-old female passenger in the Dennis bus and a 45-year-old male passenger in the Dennis bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jul 2004
Monday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Dennis and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.64126, longitude -3.93767, in the SA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swansea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Landore, Swansea, SA1 2NX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004620112352
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4603
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
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 October 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

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 2004620112352 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swansea road accident statistics for 2004.