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Fatal B2040 crash in Swale on 21 November 2006 at 19:00 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus crashed on the B2040 in Swale at 19:00 on Tuesday 21 November 2006. A 75-year-old male passenger was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Nov 2006
Tuesday, 19:00
Vehicles
1
Volvo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.31274, longitude 0.87831, in the ME13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Faversham. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Ann's, Swale, ME13 7PZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Swale

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006460134330
Council area
Swale
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2040
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 April 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 75, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing 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 2006460134330 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swale road accident statistics for 2006.